Short‐term withdrawal of antiepileptic medication: effects on attention and memory

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 1995, Pages 198-205

  Tuunainen, A ^a   Hurskainen, H ^a   Nousiainen, U ^a   Pilke, A ^a   Riekkinen, P ^a  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

anticonvulsants; attention; epilepsy; memory; neuropsychological tests; temporal lobe surgery

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; OXCARBAZEPINE; PHENYTOIN; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTICONVULSANTS; ATTENTION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; DOMINANCE, CEREBRAL; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EPILEPSY, TEMPORAL LOBE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREMEDICATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SERIAL LEARNING; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; VERBAL LEARNING;

EID: 0029102055     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: 16000404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1995.tb01688.x     Document Type: Article

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