Caffeinated beverages and decreased seizure control

Seizure

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 519-521

  Kaufman, Kenneth R ^a   Sachdeo, Rajesh C ^a  

^a ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Caffeine; Epilepsy; Methylxanthines; Seizure threshold; Tea; Theobromine

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CAFFEINE; CARBAMAZEPINE; METHYLXANTHINE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; PRIMIDONE; THEOBROMINE; THEOPHYLLINE; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; CASE REPORT; DIET RESTRICTION; DISEASE CONTROL; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; INGESTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; SEIZURE THRESHOLD; TEA;

EID: 0141605486     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1059-1311(03)00048-7     Document Type: Article

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