Clozapine-induced myoclonic seizures and valproic acid

International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical Practice

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 53-55

  Taner, Ender ^a,b   Coşar, Behçet ^a   Işik, Erdal ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Clozapine; Myoclonic seizures; Schizophrenia; Valproic acid

Indexed keywords

CLOZAPINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEPERSONALIZATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; GRAND MAL EPILEPSY; HUMAN; MALE; MYOCLONUS SEIZURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TITRIMETRY;

EID: 0031982378     PISSN: 13651501     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13651509809115115     Document Type: Article

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