In children with resistant epilepsy, vigabatrin or lamotrigine?;En ninos con epilepsias rebeldes, vigabatrina o lamotrigina?

Revista de Neurologia

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 444-448

  Caviedes, B E ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MARQUÉS DE VALDECILLA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antiepileptic drugs; Lamotrigine; Resistant epilepsy; Vigabatrin

Indexed keywords

LAMOTRIGINE; VIGABATRIN; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; DRUG DERIVATIVE; TRIAZINE DERIVATIVE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRUG TOLERANCE; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PSYCHOSIS; BLOOD; FEMALE; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ANTICONVULSANTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIAZINES; VIGABATRIN;

EID: 0033558712     PISSN: 02100010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.33588/rn.2805.98246     Document Type: Article

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