Management of epilepsy in older people

Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 110-114

  Kilpatrick, Christine J ^a   Lowe, Adrian J ^a  

^a ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CARBAMAZEPINE; FOSPHENYTOIN SODIUM; GABAPENTIN; LAMOTRIGINE; OXCARBAZEPINE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; TIAGABINE; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID; VIGABATRIN;

AGING; ATAXIA; AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DELIRIUM; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; DRUG ELIMINATION; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG PROTEIN BINDING; DRUG TRANSFORMATION; ELDERLY CARE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ELECTROLYTE BLOOD LEVEL; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTIC STATE; HUMAN; HYPONATREMIA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOPOROSIS; RASH; REVIEW; SEDATION; SEIZURE; SOMNOLENCE; STROKE; VERTIGO; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT;

EID: 0036625671     PISSN: 1445937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jppr2002322110     Document Type: Review

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