Long-term effectiveness and side effects of acetazolamide as an adjunct to other anticonvulsants in the treatment of refractory epilepsies

Brain and Development

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 150-154

  Katayama, Fumihiko ^a,b   Miura, Hisao ^a   Takanashi, Sakae ^a  

^a KITASATO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Ochiai Medical Clinic   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acetazolemide; Long term effectiveness; Refractory epilepsy; Renal calculi; Side effects

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLONAZEPAM; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; VALPROIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROWSINESS; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFICACY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; NEPHROLITHIASIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; REMISSION; STEADY STATE;

ACETAZOLAMIDE; ADOLESCENT; ANTICONVULSANTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; KIDNEY CALCULI; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036211076     PISSN: 03877604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0387-7604(02)00003-7     Document Type: Article

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