Barbiturate anticonvulsants: A neuropsychological and quantitative electroencephalographic study

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 169-171

  Willis, John ^a   Nelson, Arden ^a   Black, F William ^a   Borges, Alicia ^a   An, Arthur ^a   Rice, Janet ^b  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHYLPHENOBARBITAL; PHENOBARBITAL;

ADOLESCENT; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; IRRITABILITY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0030980598     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/088307389701200303     Document Type: Article

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