Use of topiramate, a new anti-epileptic as a mood stabilizer

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 50, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 245-251

  Marcotte, David ^a  

^a Marcotte and Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti epileptic drugs; Bipolar disorder; Mood stabilizer; Rapid cycling; Topiramate

Indexed keywords

GABAPENTIN; LAMOTRIGINE; TOPIRAMATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONFUSION; DATA ANALYSIS; DELIRIUM; DRUG EFFICACY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GRAND MAL EPILEPSY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MOOD; NAUSEA; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; PARESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BLOCKING; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTICONVULSANTS; CHILD; FEMALE; FRUCTOSE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOOD DISORDERS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032171131     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0327(98)00110-4     Document Type: Article

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