Initial response to antiepileptic drugs in patients with newly diagnosed epilepsy

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 923-926

  Park, Kang Min ^a   Hur, Yunjung ^a   Kim, Hae Yu ^a   Ji, Ki Hwan ^a   Hwang, Tae Gyu ^a   Shin, Kyong Jin ^a   Ha, Sam Yeol ^a   Park, Jinse ^a   Kim, Sung Eun ^a  

^a Inje University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Age of onset; Anticonvulsants; Epilepsy; Response

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; ETIRACETAM; LAMOTRIGINE; OXCARBAZEPINE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID; ZONISAMIDE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG MECHANISM; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; EPILEPTIC FOCUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; TERTIARY CARE CENTER; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; CHILD; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANTICONVULSANTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84899967119     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: 15322653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2013.10.031     Document Type: Article

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