Effects of tiagabine monotherapy on abilities, adjustment, and mood

Epilepsia

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 33-42

  Dodrill, Carl B ^a,d   Arnett, John L ^b   Shu, Vincent ^c   Pixton, Glenn C ^c   Lenz, Gregory T ^c   Sommerville, Kenneth W ^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

Anti epileptic drugs; Epilepsy; Mood; Neuropsychology; Psychosocial; Tiagabine

Indexed keywords

TIAGABINE;

ADJUSTMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; COMPLEX PARTIAL SEIZURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ANTICONVULSANTS; BRIEF PSYCHIATRIC RATING SCALE; COGNITION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NIPECOTIC ACIDS; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031931720     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1998.tb01271.x     Document Type: Article

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