Nonfocal generalized tonic-clonic seizures: Response during long-term topiramate treatment

Epilepsia

Volumn 41, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2000, Pages 77-81

  Montouris, Georgia D ^a   Biton, Victor ^b   Rosenfeld, William E ^a  

^a Compreh Epilepsy Care Ctr C/A ^*  (United States)

^b Arkansas Epilepsy Program   (United States)

Author keywords

Antiepileptic; Tonic clonic seizures; Topiramate

Indexed keywords

TOPIRAMATE; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; DRUG DERIVATIVE; FRUCTOSE; PLACEBO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DRUG RESISTANCE; GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; GRAND MAL EPILEPSY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTICONVULSANTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG RESISTANCE; EPILEPSY, GENERALIZED; EPILEPSY, TONIC-CLONIC; FEMALE; FRUCTOSE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DROPOUTS; PLACEBOS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034035401     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1157.2000.tb02177.x     Document Type: Article

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