When antiepileptic drugs aggravate epilepsy

Brain and Development

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 75-80

  Genton, Pierre ^a  

^a CENTRE SAINT PAUL   (France)

Author keywords

Aggravating effect; Antiepileptic drugs; Epilepsy; Epileptic syndromes; Seizures; Tolerance; Treatment of epilepsy

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLONAZEPAM; ETHOSUXIMIDE; GABAPENTIN; LAMOTRIGINE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; TIAGABINE; VALPROIC ACID; VIGABATRIN;

ABSENCE; ADULT; ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; CASE REPORT; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG OVERDOSE; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; HUMAN; LENNOX GASTAUT SYNDROME; MYOCLONUS EPILEPSY; PHARMACODYNAMICS; REVIEW; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE;

ANTICONVULSANTS; EPILEPSY; HUMANS;

EID: 0034646342     PISSN: 03877604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0387-7604(99)00113-8     Document Type: Review

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