Evaluation of carisbamate, a novel antiepileptic drug, in photosensitive patients: An exploratory, placebo-controlled study

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 74, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 193-200

  Trenité, Dorothée G A Kasteleijn Nolst ^a   French, Jacqueline A ^b   Hirsch, Edouard ^c   Macher, Jean Paul ^d   Meyer, Bernd Ulrich ^e   Grosse, Pascal A ^e   Abou Khalil, Bassel W ^f   Rosenfeld, William E ^g   van Gerven, Joop ^h   Novak, Gerald P ⁱ   Parmeggiani, Lucio ^j   Schmidt, Bernd ^k   Gibson, David ^l   Guerrini, Renzo ^j  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c Clinique Neurologique   (France)

^d FORENAP   (France)

^e HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^f VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g Comprehensive Epilepsy Care Center ^*  (United States)

^h CENTRE FOR HUMAN DRUG RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

ⁱ CNS Clinical Development   (United States)

^j DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENTAL NEUROSCIENCE   (Italy)

^k Neurology/Psychiatry Clinic Wittnau   (Germany)

^l JOHNSON AND JOHNSON   (United States)

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Author keywords

Antiepileptic drug; Carisbamate; Intermittent photic stimulation; Photoparoxysmal responses; Photosensitivity

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARISBAMATE; PLACEBO; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VALPROIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZZINESS; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MALE; MYOCLONUS SEIZURE; NAUSEA; PHOTOSENSITIVE EPILEPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SINGLE DRUG DOSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ANTICONVULSANTS; CARBAMATES; DEPRESSION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EPILEPSY, REFLEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES;

EID: 34247598478     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2007.03.012     Document Type: Article

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