Treatment of Newly Diagnosed Pediatric Epilepsy: A Community-Based Study
Berg A, Levy S, Testa F, Shinnar S. Treatment of Newly Diagnosed Pediatric Epilepsy: A Community-Based Study. JAMA Pediatrics 1999, 153: 1267-1271. PMID: 10591304, DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.153.12.1267.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntiepileptic drugsPediatric epilepsyInitial diagnosisIdiopathic localization-related epilepsyFirst antiepileptic drugTime of diagnosisTreatment of NewlyInitiation of treatmentLocalization-related epilepsySpecific seizure typesCommunity-based studyForms of epilepsyFrequency of treatmentDiagnosis of epilepsyFirst seizureSeizure typesUnprovoked seizuresSodium valproateSpecific medicationsCurrent guidelinesFirst drugInvestigational drugsEpilepsyMonths 90Specific drugs