Long-term prognosis of patients with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome in recent decades

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 110, Issue , 2015, Pages 10-19

  Kim, Hyo Jeong ^a,b   Kim, Heung Dong ^a   Lee, Joon Soo ^a   Heo, Kyoung ^a   Kim, Dong Seok ^a   Kang, Hoon Chul ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Konyang University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Epilepsy surgery; Ketogenic diet; Lennox Gastaut syndrome; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

CLOBAZAM; CLONAZEPAM; ETIRACETAM; LAMOTRIGINE; PHENOBARBITAL; RUFINAMIDE; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID; VIGABATRIN; ZONISAMIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN SURGERY; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS CALLOSOTOMY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KETOGENIC DIET; LENNOX GASTAUT SYNDROME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPIKE WAVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION; WALKING DIFFICULTY; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; BRAIN; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGY; SEIZURES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; LENNOX GASTAUT SYNDROME; MALE; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEIZURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84921272093     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: 18726844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2014.11.004     Document Type: Article

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