Medication management after epilepsy surgery: Are we closer to an answer?

Neurology

Volumn 79, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 728-729

  Jehi, Lara ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; BRAIN SURGERY; DRUG SAFETY; EDITORIAL; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPORAL LOBE SURGERY;

EID: 84866112143     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: 1526632X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e3182644f95     Document Type: Editorial

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