When and how to stop antiepileptic drugs

Epileptology

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 17-20

  Beghi, Ettore ^a   Schmidt, Dieter ^b  

^a Laboratory of Neurological Disorders   (Italy)

^b Epilepsy Research Group   (Germany)

Author keywords

Drug discontinuation; Epilepsy; Outcome; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CARBAMAZEPINE; PHENYTOIN; VALPROIC ACID;

ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DRIVER LICENCE; EEG ABNORMALITY; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; LEISURE; LIFE TABLE METHOD; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; ONSET AGE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PERSONALIZED MEDICINE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; REMISSION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SEIZURE; SOCIAL ASPECT; TEMPORAL LOBECTOMY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL; WORK;

EID: 84878367602     PISSN: 22128220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epilep.2012.07.001     Document Type: Article

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