A case of clozapine-induced tonic-clonic seizures managed with valproate: Implications for clinical care

Journal of Psychopharmacology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 93-96

  Foster, Russell ^a   Olajide, D ^a  

^a SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clozapine; Seizures; Valproate

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; CITALOPRAM; CLOZAPINE; FLUOXETINE; FLUPENTIXOL; MOOD STABILIZER; NORFLUOXETINE; SULPIRIDE; VALPROIC ACID; VENLAFAXINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONFUSION; DIZZINESS; DOSE CALCULATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG USE; ENURESIS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GRAND MAL EPILEPSY; HUMAN; HYPERSALIVATION; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; THERAPY RESISTANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTICONVULSANTS; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; CLOZAPINE; EPILEPSY, TONIC-CLONIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; SCHIZOPHRENIA, PARANOID; VALPROIC ACID;

EID: 12444318532     PISSN: 02698811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269881105048902     Document Type: Article

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