Combined treatment with vigabatrin and topiramate in west syndrome

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 385-386

  Buoni, Sabrina ^a,b   Zannolli, Raffaella ^a   Strambi, Mirella ^a   Fois, Alberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PYRIDOXINE; TOPIRAMATE; VIGABATRIN;

ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG RESPONSE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANTILE SPASM; MALE; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; OPEN STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS; WEST SYNDROME;

EID: 3042825407     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/088307380401900512     Document Type: Article

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