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8 ( 3/. Shinnar (9 2). : 44/ FUS 4 ( 2) References. John H. Menkes and Raman Snaker. Text book of Child Neurology 6th ed. 2000: Commission on Epidemiology and prognosis. International league Against Epilepsy Guidelines for epidemiologic studies on epilepsy. Epilepsia 34 : (993) Annegers JF, Shirts SB, Hauser WA, Kurland LT: Risk of recurrence after on initial unprovoked seizure. Epilepsia 2: (986) Berg AT, Shinnar S: The risk of recurrence following a first unprovoked seizure: A quantitative review. Neurology 4: (99) Camfield PR, Camfield CS, Dooley JM, Tibbles JAR, Fung T, Garner B: A randomized study of carbamazepin versus no medication following a 6/ (p =/044). Provoked. Postictal 24 /) first unprovoked seizure in childhood. Neurology 39: (989) Camfield PR, Camfield CS, Dooley JM, Tibbles JAR, Fung T, Garner B: Epilepsy after a first unprovoked seizure in childhood. Neurology 3 : (98) Hauser WA, Anderson VE, Loewenson RB, MC Roberts SM: Seizure recurrence after a first unprovoked seizure. N Eng J Med 30: (982) Hopkins A, Garman A, Clarke C: The first seizure in adult life : value of clinical features electroencephalography and computerized tomographic scanning in prediction of seizure recurrence. Lancet : (988) Shinnar, S, Berg AT, Moshe SL, Petix M, 384

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