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Review
. 2002 Mar 16;324(7338):656-60.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.324.7338.656.

Recent developments in neurology

Samuel Wiebe  1 , Michael W Nicolle
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Review

Recent developments in neurology

Samuel Wiebe et al. BMJ. .

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  • BMJ 2002 Aug 17;325(7360):366
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Figure 1
Figure 1
Cumulative percentage of patients with temporal lobe epilepsy remaining free from disabling seizures and from any seizures at one year with surgery and with medical treatment. The number needed to treat with surgery was 2 (95% confidence interval 1 to 3) for disabling seizures and 3 (2 to 5) for any seizures
Figure 2
Figure 2
The CHADS2 scoring system for stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation, showing points assigned to risk factors (top) and the risk of stroke (with 95% confidence interval) corresponding to the number of points (bottom)
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