Special considerations in treating children with epilepsy

Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 20, Issue 8 II, 2000, Pages

  Moshe, S L ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 4 METHYL 5 PHOSPHONO 3 PENTENOIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; BRAIN MALFORMATION; BRAIN MATURATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DRUG SAFETY; ELECTRIC SHOCK; HEREDITY; INCIDENCE; ION TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; RAT;

EID: 0033854204     PISSN: 02770008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1592/phco.20.12.171s.35256     Document Type: Conference Paper

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