The psychomotor effects of carbamazepine in epileptic patients and healthy volunteers

Journal of Psychopharmacology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 269-272

  Pieters, M S M ^a,b   Van Steveninck, A F ^a   Schoemaker, R C ^a   Kroon, J M ^a   Van Gerven, J M A ^a   Cohen, A F ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR HUMAN DRUG RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^b NONE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Carbamazepine; Cognition; Epileptic patients; Healthy volunteers; Psychomotor

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; CARBAMAZEPINE 10,11 OXIDE; DRUG DERIVATIVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGIT SYMBOL SUBSTITUTION TEST; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG RELEASE; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR ACTIVITY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SACCADIC EYE MOVEMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SMOOTH PURSUIT EYE MOVEMENT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TIME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTICONVULSANTS; AREA UNDER CURVE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; PURSUIT, SMOOTH; SACCADES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0141704328     PISSN: 02698811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/02698811030173007     Document Type: Article

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