Antiepileptic drug use and epileptic seizures in elderly nursing home residents: a survey in the province of Pavia, Northern Italy.

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Published in Epilepsy Res on December 05, 2005

Authors

Carlo Andrea Galimberti1, Flavia Magri, Barbara Magnani, Carla Arbasino, Luca Cravello, Enrico Marchioni, Amelia Tartara

Author Affiliations

1: I.R.C.C.S. C. Mondino Institute of Neurology Foundation, via Mondino 2, 27100 Pavia, Italy. carloandrea.galimberti@mondino.it

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