Emerging drugs for epilepsy and other treatment options

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1154-1161

  Stefan, H ^a   Steinhoff, B J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b Epilepsy Center Kork   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anticonvulsant drugs; Drug development; Epilepsies; Treatment options

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BIA 239; BIA 293; BRIVARACETAM; CARBAMAZEPINE; ETIRACETAM; FELBAMATE; FLUOROFELBAMATE; GABAPENTIN; GANAXOLONE; HARKOSERIDE; LAMOTRIGINE; OXCARBAZEPINE; OXP 13512; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; PREGABALIN; PRODRUG; REMACEMIDE; RETIGABINE; RUFINAMIDE; SAFINAMIDE; SELETRACETAM; SPD 421; STIRIPENTOL; TALAMPANEL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; VALPROIC ACID; VALPROMIDE;

AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DIPLOPIA; DISEASE COURSE; DIZZINESS; DRUG SCREENING; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; EPILEPSY; FATIGUE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GRAY MATTER; HEADACHE; HUMAN; IRRITABILITY; MALAISE; NAUSEA; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTORY PERIOD; SEIZURE; SIDE EFFECT; SOMNOLENCE; TREMOR; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; VOMITING;

ANIMALS; ANTICONVULSANTS; EPILEPSY; HUMANS;

EID: 34648822424     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2007.01706.x     Document Type: Article

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