Vigabatrin in the treatment of epilepsy in patients with West syndrome and tuberous sclerosis;Vigabatrina no tratamento da epilepsia de difícil controle em pacientes com síndrome de West e esclerose tuberosa

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 988-990

  Rotta, Newra Tellechea ^a,b   Da Silva, Alexandre Rodrigues ^a,c,d   Ohlweiler, Lygia ^a   Riesgo, Rudimar ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^b Unidade de Neurologia Infantil   (Brazil)

^c Residente de Neurologia Infantil   (Brazil)

^d NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Tuberous sclerosis; Vigabatrin; West syndrome

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; CORTICOSTEROID; NITRAZEPAM; OXCARBAZEPINE; PHENOBARBITAL; PRIMIDONE; VALPROIC ACID; VIGABATRIN;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; ONSET AGE; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEIZURE; SEX RATIO; SIDE EFFECT; TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS; WEST SYNDROME;

EID: 0347519073     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x2003000600018     Document Type: Article

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