Encephalopathy induced by levetiracetam added to valproate

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 117, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 374-376

  Bauer, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Encephalopathy; Epilepsy; Levetiracetam; Valproate

Indexed keywords

ETIRACETAM; LAMOTRIGINE; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOMOTOR DEVELOPMENT; THETA RHYTHM; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORD RECOGNITION; WORKING MEMORY;

ADULT; ANTICONVULSANTS; BRAIN DISEASES; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; MALE; PIRACETAM; VALPROIC ACID;

EID: 41849125234     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: 16000404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.2007.00974.x     Document Type: Article

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