Carbamazepine in agitation and aggressive behaviour following severe closed-head injury: Results of an open trial

Brain Injury

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 797-804

  Azouvi, Philippe ^a   Jokic, Corinne ^b   Attal, Nadine ^c   Denys, Pierre ^a   Markabi, Sabri ^d   Bussel, Bernard ^a  

^a RAYMOND POINCARÉ HOSPITAL   (France)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER   (France)

^c PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^d Laboratoire Ciba Geigy   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE;

ADULT; AGED; AGGRESSION; AGITATION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DROWSINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IRRITABILITY; MALE; PSYCHOANALYSIS; RATING SCALE; SKIN ALLERGY; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032855891     PISSN: 02699052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/026990599121188     Document Type: Article

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