Should patients with epilepsy be routinely screened for low bone mineral density?

Access through your institution Buy or subscribe boxed-textLado F _ et al_. (2008) Value of routine screening for bone demineralization in an urban population of patients with epilepsy.

_Epilepsy Res_ 78: 155–160 Persons with epilepsy treated with antiepileptic drugs, particularly those with prolonged treatment and phenytoin or phenobarbital use, have lower BMD than

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