Onset of intractability and its course over time: The Dutch study of epilepsy in childhood

Epilepsia

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 741-751

  Geerts, Ada ^a   Brouwer, Oebele ^b   Stroink, Hans ^c   Van Donselaar, Cees ^d   Peters, Boudewijn ^e   Peeters, Els ^f   Arts, Willem F ^g  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c CANISIUS WILHELMINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^d Maasstad Hospital Rotterdam   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^f MEDICAL CENTER HAAGLANDEN   (Netherlands)

^g SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Definition; Early onset; Late onset; Medication; Natural course; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; CHILD; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; FEBRILE CONVULSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REMISSION; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SYMPTOMATIC EPILEPSY;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTICONVULSANTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NETHERLANDS; REMISSION INDUCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 84859422280     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: 15281167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2012.03429.x     Document Type: Article

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