Long-term efficacy and safety of piracetam in the treatment of progressive myoclonus epilepsy

Archives of Neurology

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 781-786

  Fedi, Marco ^a   Reutens, David ^a,b   Dubeau, François ^a   Andermann, Eva ^a   D'Agostino, Daniela ^a   Andermann, Frederick ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLONAZEPAM; ETHOSUXIMIDE; GABAPENTIN; LAMOTRIGINE; PHENOBARBITAL; PIRACETAM; VALPROIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DROWSINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DYSARTHRIA; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MYOCLONUS EPILEPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035017835     PISSN: 00039942     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archneur.58.5.781     Document Type: Article

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