Network analysis reveals patterns of antiepileptic drug use in children with medically intractable epilepsy

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 22-25

  Ibrahim, George M ^a,b   Rutka, James T ^a   Snead, O Carter ^a,b,c  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

AED; Antiepileptic drugs; Epilepsy; Graph theory; Network analysis

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; CARNITINE; CLOBAZAM; CLONAZEPAM; ETIRACETAM; GABAPENTIN; HARKOSERIDE; LAMOTRIGINE; OXCARBAZEPINE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; RUFINAMIDE; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID; VIGABATRIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG USE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY; MALE; PRESCRIPTION; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ANTICONVULSANTS; CHILD; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84877352366     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2013.03.030     Document Type: Review

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