Cognitive and quality of life effects of differing dosages of tiagabine in epilepsy

Neurology

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1025-1031

  Dodrill, Carl B ^a,d   Arnett, John L ^b   Sommerville, Kenneth W ^c   Shu, Vincent ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c ABBOTT LABORATORIES   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TIAGABINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; COMPLEX PARTIAL SEIZURE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD; MULTICENTER STUDY; PARALLEL DESIGN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0030946472     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/wnl.48.4.1025     Document Type: Article

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