Comparison of antiepileptic drug levels in sudden unexpected deaths in epilepsy with deaths from other causes

Epilepsia

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1795-1798

  Opeskin, Ken ^a   Burke, M P ^b   Cordner, S M ^b   Berkovic, Samuel F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anticonvulsant; Antiepileptic drug level; Epilepsy; Postmortem; Sudden unexpected death

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLOBAZAM; CLONAZEPAM; LAMOTRIGINE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; VALPROIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DETERMINATION; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SUDDEN DEATH;

EID: 0032762997     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1999.tb01600.x     Document Type: Article

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