Treatment of interictal epileptiform discharges can improve behavior in children with behavioral problems and epilepsy

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 146, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 112-117

  Pressler, Ronit M ^a,b   Robinson, Richard O ^a   Wilson, Goigia A ^a   Binnie, Colin D ^a  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLOBAZAM; ETHOSUXIMIDE; LAMOTRIGINE; PHENYTOIN; PLACEBO; VALPROIC ACID; VIGABATRIN;

ADD ON THERAPY; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BRAIN RADIOGRAPHY; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DIZZINESS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; HUMAN; MALE; NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RASH; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ANTICONVULSANTS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; TRIAZINES;

EID: 11844304104     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2004.08.084     Document Type: Article

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