Felbamate for refractory infantile spasms

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 466-468

  Hosain, Syed ^a   Nagarajan, Lakshmi ^a   Carson, Deborah ^a   Solomon, Gail ^a   Mast, Joelle ^a   Labar, Douglas ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CORTICOSTEROID; CORTICOTROPIN; ETHOSUXIMIDE; FELBAMATE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; PREDNISONE; VALPROIC ACID;

ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANTILE SPASM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VOMITING;

EID: 0031438403     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/088307389701200711     Document Type: Article

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