Thiamine and folate treatment of chronic epileptic patients: a controlled study with the Wechsler IQ scale

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1993, Pages 157-163

  Botez, M I ^a   Botez, Therese ^a   Ross Chouinard, Andrée ^a   Lalonde, Robert ^a  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cerebellum; Folate; Thiamine; Wechsler scale

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; PLACEBO; THIAMINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; BRAIN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EDUCATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; THIAMINE; VITAMIN B 12; WECHSLER SCALES;

EID: 0027377397     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0920-1211(93)90030-B     Document Type: Article

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