Barriers toward epilepsy surgery. A survey among practicing neurologists

Epilepsia

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 35-43

  Erba, Giuseppe ^a   Moja, Lorenzo ^b,c   Beghi, Ettore ^b   Messina, Paolo ^b   Pupillo, Elisabetta ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epilepsy surgery; Pharmacoresistance; Physicians' attitudes; Questionnaire; Refractory epilepsy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBIVALENCE; BIOGEOGRAPHIC REGION; CHILD; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; ITALY; LEADERSHIP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NEUROLOGIST; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; THERAPY DELAY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGY; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84855467284     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: 15281167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2011.03282.x     Document Type: Review

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