Epileptic seizures in Japanese patients with multiple sclerosis and neuromyelitis optica

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 104, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 175-180

  Nakano, Hitoshi ^a   Tanaka, Masami ^a   Kinoshita, Masako ^a   Tahara, Masayuki ^a   Matsui, Masaru ^a   Tanaka, Keiko ^b   Konishi, Tetsuro ^a  

^a UTANO NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b KANAZAWA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Epileptic seizures; Multiple sclerosis; Neuromyelitis optica

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; CLOBAZAM; CLONAZEPAM; PHENYTOIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DAMAGE; COMPLEX PARTIAL SEIZURE; DEMYELINATING DISEASE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; EXPANDED DISABILITY STATUS SCALE; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; GENERALIZED TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; HUMAN; JAPANESE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MYELOOPTIC NEUROPATHY; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; SEIZURE; SIMPLE PARTIAL SEIZURE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROMYELITIS OPTICA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875544801     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: 18726844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2012.09.005     Document Type: Article

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