Gabapentin in childhood epilepsy: A prospective evaluation of efficacy and safety

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 27-32

  Korn Merker, Elisabeth ^a   Borusiak, Peter ^a   Boenigk, Hans Erich ^a  

^a Kinderklinik Kidron   (Germany)

Author keywords

Children; Epilepsy; Gabapentin; Therapy

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BROMIDE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLOBAZAM; CLONAZEPAM; CORTICOSTEROID; DIAZEPAM; ETHOSUXIMIDE; GABAPENTIN; LAMOTRIGINE; MESUXIMIDE; NITRAZEPAM; OXCARBAZEPINE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; PRIMIDONE; PYRIDOXINE; SULTIAME; VALPROIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONCENTRATION LOSS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRUG TOLERANCE; FATIGUE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; HYPERSALIVATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; TREMOR; VOMITING;

ACETIC ACIDS; ADOLESCENT; AMINES; ANTICONVULSANTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CYCLOHEXANECARBOXYLIC ACIDS; DRUG RESISTANCE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0033380134     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-1211(99)00063-7     Document Type: Article

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