Exacerbation of epileptic seizures by carbamazepine: Report of 10 cases

Seizure

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 479-483

  Parmeggiani, Antonia ^a   Fraticelli, Emanuela ^a   Rossi, Paola Giovanardi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antiepileptic drugs; Carbamazepine; Drug induced seizures; EEG paroxysmal abnormalities; Epilepsy; Epileptic seizures

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; CLOBAZAM; ETHOSUXIMIDE; LAMOTRIGINE; PHENOBARBITAL; PRIMIDONE; VALPROIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR DEVELOPMENT; SEIZURE; SPIKE WAVE; THALAMOCORTICAL TRACT;

EID: 0032439648     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1059-1311(98)80006-X     Document Type: Article

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