Antiepileptic drug monotherapy: Pediatric concerns

Seminars in Pediatric Neurology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 88-96

  Sullivan III, Joseph E ^a   Dlugos, Dennis J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antiepileptic drugs; Epilepsy; Monotherapy; Pediatrics; Seizures

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; CORTICOTROPIN; ETHOSUXIMIDE; ETIRACETAM; GABAPENTIN; LAMOTRIGINE; OXCARBAZEPINE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROATE SEMISODIUM; VALPROIC ACID; VIGABATRIN; ZONISAMIDE;

CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; PRESCRIPTION; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; AGE OF ONSET; ANTICONVULSANTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL TRIALS; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; INFANT; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS;

EID: 22044457041     PISSN: 10719091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spen.2005.03.003     Document Type: Review

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