Long-term risks following first remission in childhood-onset epilepsy. A population-based study

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 145-149

  Sillanpää, Matti ^a   Saarinen, Maiju ^a   Schmidt, Dieter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b Epilepsy Research Group   (Germany)

Author keywords

Newly treated epilepsy; Population based study; Premature retirement; Relapse; Remission

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; RELAPSE; REMISSION; RETIREMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTICONVULSANTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENCE; REMISSION INDUCTION; RISK; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84867910467     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2012.07.015     Document Type: Article

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