Epileptology of the first tonic-clonic seizure in adults and prediction of seizure recurrence
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Seizure recurrence after a first generalized tonic-clonic seizure, in children, adolescents and young adults
A sample of 78 patients (32 females and 46 males) who had a first unprovoked generalized tonic-clonic seizure between the age of 3 and 21 years was studied prospectively. Duration of follow-up was 2-10 years (mean 5.2 years). A second seizure occurred in 69.2% (54 of 78), most commonly (38 of 54, 70.37%) in the first three months after the first seizure. There were no significant differences in...
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عنوان ژورنال: Epileptic Disorders
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1294-9361,1950-6945
DOI: 10.1684/epd.2018.1014