Weight issues for people with epilepsy - A review

Epilepsia

Volumn 48, Issue SUPPL. 9, 2007, Pages 42-45

  Ben Menachem, Elinor ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Antiepileptic drugs; Epilepsy; Weight issues

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; ETIRACETAM; FELBAMATE; GABAPENTIN; LAMOTRIGINE; PHENYTOIN; PLACEBO; PREGABALIN; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROATE SEMISODIUM; VALPROIC ACID; VIGABATRIN; ZONISAMIDE;

BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG MEGADOSE; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; MONOTHERAPY; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIDE EFFECT; WEIGHT CHANGE; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ANTICONVULSANTS; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MORBIDITY; OBESITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 36649019378     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: 15281167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2007.01402.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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