Levetiracetam monotherapy in Alzheimer patients with late-onset seizures: A prospective observational study

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1176-1178

  Belcastro, V ^a,b   Costa, C ^a,c   Galletti, F ^a   Pisani, F ^b   Calabresi, P ^a,c   Parnetti, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^c IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Antiepileptic drugs; Dementia; Late onset seizures; Levetiracetam

Indexed keywords

ETIRACETAM;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; HUMAN; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEIZURE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PIRACETAM; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEIZURES;

EID: 34648836407     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2007.01907.x     Document Type: Article

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