Recovery of visual field constriction following discontinuation of vigabatrin

Seizure

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 287-290

  Krakow, K ^a   Polizzi, G ^a   Riordan Eva, P ^b   Holder, G ^c   MacLeod, W N ^d   Fish, D R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adults; Antiepileptic drugs; Epilepsy; Vigabatrin; Visual field construction

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLOBAZAM; FELBAMATE; PHENYTOIN; VIGABATRIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPLEX PARTIAL SEIZURE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROOCULOGRAM; ELECTRORETINOGRAM; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; HUMAN; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DISEASE; VISUAL DISORDER; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT;

EID: 0033933293     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/seiz.2000.0397     Document Type: Article

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