Valproic acid for seizure prophylaxis during clozapine therapy: Where's the evidence?

International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical Practice

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 249-251

  Balen, Robert M ^a   Procyshyn, Ric M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b RIVERVIEW HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clozapine; Seizures; Valproic acid

Indexed keywords

CLOZAPINE; VALPROIC ACID;

DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG SAFETY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEIZURE;

EID: 0033380080     PISSN: 13651501     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13651509909068391     Document Type: Review

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