Is low antiepileptic drug dose effective in long-term seizure-free patients?
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the value of leaving seizure-free patients on low-dose medication. METHOD: This was an exploratory prospective randomized study conducted at our University Hospital. We evaluated the frequency of seizure recurrence and its risk factors following complete or partial antiepil...
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| Main Authors: | Tânia A.M.O. Cardoso, Fernando Cendes, Carlos A.M. Guerreiro |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Thieme Revinter Publicações
2003-09-01
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| Series: | Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2003000400008&tlng=en |
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