Clozapine (Clozaril®), seizures, and EEG abnormalities

Neurodiagnostic Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 190-197

  White, Diane M ^a   Van Cott, Anne C ^a,b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Clozapine; Clozaril ; EEG abnormalities; Myoclonus; Refractory psychosis; Seizures

Indexed keywords

REFRACTORY MATERIALS;

ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; CLOZAPINE; EEG ABNORMALITIES; MYOCLONUS; NEUROLOGICAL SYMPTOMS; SCHIZOPHRENIC PATIENTS; SEIZURES; SIDE EFFECT;

PATIENT TREATMENT;

CLOZAPINE; LAMOTRIGINE; LORAZEPAM; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG EFFECT; EEG ABNORMALITY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MALE; MYOCLONUS; PARANOID SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEIZURE; SEIZURE THRESHOLD; SPIKE WAVE; ARTIFACT; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; ARTIFACTS; CLOZAPINE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEIZURES;

EID: 38449090342     PISSN: 21646821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1086508x.2007.11079630     Document Type: Article

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