Epilepsy-related clinical characteristics and mortality: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Neurology

Volumn 83, Issue 21, 2014, Pages 1968-1977

  Nevalainen, Olli ^a   Ansakorpi, Hanna ^b   Simola, Mikko ^b   Raitanen, Jani ^a,c   Isojärvi, Jouko ^b,d   Artama, Miia ^e   Auvinen, Anssi ^a,f  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c UKK INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH PROMOTION RESEARCH   (Finland)

^d LUNDBECK RESEARCH USA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^f TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPILEPSY; FOCAL EPILEPSY; FOLLOW UP; GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOMATIC EPILEPSY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; TRENDS;

CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT STUDIES; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84922481679     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: 1526632X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000001005     Document Type: Article

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