Efficacy and tolerability of topiramate in vascular generalized chorea [1]

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1915-

  Siniscalchi, Antonio ^a   Gallelli, Luca ^b   Davoli, Alessandro ^b   De Sarro, Giovambattista ^b  

^a ANNUNZIATA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CLONAZEPAM; ENALAPRIL; HALOPERIDOL; TOPIRAMATE;

AGED; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CASE REPORT; CHOREA; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INVOLUNTARY MOVEMENT; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOMNOLENCE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

AGED; ANTICONVULSANTS; CHOREA; FEMALE; FRUCTOSE; HUMANS; VASCULAR DISEASES;

EID: 35748934791     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1345/aph.1K233     Document Type: Letter

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