First, do no harm: The risks of overtreating children with epilepsy

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-4

  Chuang, Eunice ^a   Guerreiro, Marilisa M ^a   Tsuchie, Sara Y ^a   Santucci, Angelica ^a   Guerreiro, Carlos A M ^a   Montenegro, Maria Augusta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antiepileptic drug; Children; Epilepsy; Overtreatment

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; CLOBAZAM; CLONAZEPAM; LAMOTRIGINE; NITRAZEPAM; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID; VIGABATRIN;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APATHY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; GUN HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; HYPERTRICHOSIS; HYPERTROPHY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; REFRACTORY PERIOD; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEIZURE; SIDE EFFECT; SOMNOLENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 34147142941     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: 16784227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-282X2007000100002     Document Type: Article

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