Obesity in adults with epilepsy

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 391-394

  Janousek, Jaromir ^a   Barber, Arkady ^a   Goldman, Lenka ^a   Klein, Pavel ^a  

^a Epilepsy Mid Atlantic Epilepsy and Sleep Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Antiepileptic drugs; Epilepsy; Obesity; Seizures

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; ETIRACETAM; LAMOTRIGINE; OXCARBAZEPINE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; PREGABALIN; PRIMIDONE; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BODY MASS; CAUCASIAN; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; OBESITY;

ANTIEPILEPTIC DRUGS; EPILEPSY; OBESITY; SEIZURES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTICONVULSANTS; BODY MASS INDEX; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; EMPLOYMENT; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880405086     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2013.05.012     Document Type: Article

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