Anticonvulsant activity and tolerance of ELB138 in dogs with epilepsy: A clinical pilot study

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 172, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 86-95

  Rieck, Susanne ^a   Rundfeldt, Chris ^b   Tipold, Andrea ^a  

^a CENTER FOR SYSTEMS NEUROSCIENCE   (Germany)

^b Elbion AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dogs; ELB138; Epilepsy; New anticonvulsant medication; Pilot study

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; ELB 138; ENROFLOXACIN; PHENOBARBITAL; POTASSIUM BROMIDE; PRIMIDONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADD ON THERAPY; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; APATHY; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; BULIMIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOG DISEASE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG TOLERANCE; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTIC STATE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; INTESTINE INFECTION; MONOTHERAPY; NONHUMAN; PILOT STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEIZURE;

ANIMALS; ANTICONVULSANTS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; IMIDAZOLES; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; RECURRENCE; SEIZURES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 33744946811     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2005.04.003     Document Type: Article

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