Clobazam monotherapy in drug naïve adult patients with epilepsy

Seizure

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 226-228

  Mehndiratta, M M ^a   Krishnamurthy, M ^a   Rajesh, K N ^a   Singh, Gurubax ^a  

^a Department of Gastroenterology   (India)

Author keywords

Clobazam; Epilepsy; Monotherapy

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; CLOBAZAM; LAMOTRIGINE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; PRIMIDONE; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; BODY WEIGHT DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPLEX PARTIAL SEIZURE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEMORY DISORDER; MONOTHERAPY; MYOCLONUS EPILEPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT TERM MEMORY; SOMNOLENCE; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0037835852     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1059-1311(02)00263-7     Document Type: Article

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