Lack of potentiation of anticonvulsant effect by fluoxetine in drug-resistant epilepsy

Seizure

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1994, Pages 221-224

  Gigli, Gian Luigi ^a   Diomedi, Marina ^a   Troisi, Alfonso ^b   Baldinetti, Francesca ^a   Marciani, Maria Grazia ^a   Girolami, Emidio ^b   Pasini, Augusto ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

antidepressive treatment; fluoxetine; medically intractable epilepsy

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLOBAZAM; FLUOXETINE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; PRIMIDONE; VALPROIC ACID; VIGABATRIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE;

EID: 0027990622     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1059-1311(05)80192-X     Document Type: Article

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