658 Some Clinico-Laboratory Studies of Intractable Epilepsy
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Definition of intractable epilepsy.
Defining intractable epilepsy is essential not only to identify up to 40% of patients refractory to pharmacological management, but also to facilitate selection and comparison of such patients for research purposes. The ideal definition still eludes us. Multiple factors including number of antiepileptic drug (AED) failures, seizure frequency and duration of unresponsiveness, etiology, and epile...
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objective epilepsy is a common disorder affecting approximately 1% of the population. it is estimated that about 20- 30% of the patients become refractory to proper medical therapies. such cases are often termed intractable. intractable epilepsy (ie) is a serious condition in children, leading to significant impairment in quality of life, as well as behavioral and psychiatric problems. in this ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Research
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0031-3998,1530-0447
DOI: 10.1203/00006450-201011001-00658