Neuropsychiatric porphyria in patients with refractory epilepsy: Report of three cases

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 380-383

  Winkler, A S ^a   Peters, T J ^a   Elwes, R D C ^a  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLOBAZAM; CLONAZEPAM; CREATININE; GABAPENTIN; HEME ARGINATE; LAMOTRIGINE; PHENYTOIN; PORPHOBILINOGEN; PORPHOBILINOGEN DEAMINASE; PORPHYRIN; PROTOPORPHYRINOGEN OXIDASE; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE INTERMITTENT PORPHYRIA; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSTIPATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; HUMAN; NEUROPSYCHIATRY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PORPHYRIA VARIEGATA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VOMITING;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; DRUG RESISTANCE; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; PORPHYRIAS;

EID: 14544290040     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2003.033951     Document Type: Article

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