Topiramate associated hypohidrosis and hyperthermia

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 238-240

  Incecik, Faruk ^a,b   Hergüner, M Ozlem ^a   Altunbasak, Sakir ^a  

^a CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Adverse event; Epilepsy; Hyperthermia; Hypohidrosis; Topiramate

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; OXCARBAZEPINE; TOPIRAMATE;

ANHIDROSIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPLEX PARTIAL SEIZURE; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIA; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEIZURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTICONVULSANTS; CARBONIC ANHYDRASES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FRUCTOSE; HUMANS; HYPOHIDROSIS; HYPOTHERMIA; MALE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 41449093731     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: 00196061     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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