Epilepsy

References

Citations

  1. Schachter SC (2003). Epilepsy: Etiology and manifestations. In RW Evans, ed., Saunders Manual of Neurologic Practice, part VII, pp. 244–265. Philadelphia: Curtis Center.

  2. Christensen J, et al. (2007). Epilepsy and the risk of suicide: A population-based case-control study. Lancet Neurology. Published online July 3, 2007 (doi:10.1016/S1474-4422(07)70175-8).

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  6. Wiebe S, et al. (2001). A randomized, controlled trial of surgery for temporal-lobe epilepsy. New England Journal of Medicine, 345(5): 311–318.

Other Works Consulted

  • Diaz-Arrastia R, et al. (2002). Evolving treatment strategies for epilepsy. JAMA, 287(22): 2917–2920.

  • Hanhan UA, et al. (2001). Status epilepticus. Pediatric Clinics of North America, 48(3): 683–694.

  • Tudur Smith C, et al. (2007). Phenytoin versus valproate monotherapy for partial onset seizures and generalized onset tonic-clonic seizures. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (1).


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Last Updated: January 22, 2008
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