10-Year outcome of childhood epilepsy in well-functioning children and adolescents

European Journal of Paediatric Neurology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 331-337

  Jonsson, Pysse ^a   Eeg Olofsson, Orvar ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Family history; Prognosis; Syndromes; Well functioning children

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLOBAZAM; ETHOSUXIMIDE; LAMOTRIGINE; NITRAZEPAM; PREDNISOLONE; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID; VIGABATRIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EPILEPSY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEBRILE CONVULSION; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MONOTHERAPY; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PRIMARY HEADACHE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REMISSION; ROLANDIC EPILEPSY; SEIZURE; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEST SYNDROME;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; EPILEPSY; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79958846163     PISSN: 10903798     EISSN: 15322130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2011.02.002     Document Type: Article

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