Topiramate: A new safe and effective antiepileptic

Journal of the Indian Medical Association

Volumn 99, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 449-450

  Gupta, Meena ^a   Rehman, Najeebur ^a   Bansal, Jaideep ^a   Mogre, Vinod ^a,b  

^a G B PANT HOSPITAL   (India)

^b Johnson and Johnson Limited   (India)

Author keywords

Antiepileptic; Refractory partial epilepsy; Topiramate

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; PHENYTOIN; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; TREMOR; VERTIGO;

EID: 0035697021     PISSN: 00195847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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