Medical comorbidities in the treatment of epilepsy

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 4, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2003, Pages

  Boro, Alexis ^a   Haut, Sheryl ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular; Comorbidity; Epilepsy; Medical; Psychiatric; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMFEBUTAMONE; AMOXAPINE; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; CHLORPROMAZINE; CLOZAPINE; ETIRACETAM; FELBAMATE; GABAPENTIN; LAMOTRIGINE; MONOAMINE OXIDASE INHIBITOR; OXCARBAZEPINE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TIAGABINE; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID; VIGABATRIN; WARFARIN; ZONISAMIDE;

ANXIETY DISORDER; COMORBIDITY; CROSS REACTION; DEPRESSION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG SAFETY; EPILEPSY; FERTILITY; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL DISEASE; MOOD DISORDER; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

EID: 0242606902     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2003.07.002     Document Type: Review

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