Levetiracetam as monotherapy or add-on to valproate in the treatment of acute mania - A randomized open-label study

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 198, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 297-299

  Krüger, Stephanie ^a   Sarkar, Rahul ^a   Pietsch, Ramona ^b   Hasenclever, Dirk ^c   Bräunig, Peter ^b  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b Humboldt Klinikum Vivantes   (Germany)

^c Center for Coordination of Clinial Studies   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETIRACETAM; MOOD STABILIZER; VALPROIC ACID;

ADD ON THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIZZINESS; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LETTER; MALE; MANIA; MONOTHERAPY; OPEN STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SIDE EFFECT; URINE INCONTINENCE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANTICONVULSANTS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HUMANS; PIRACETAM; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; VALPROIC ACID;

EID: 43049125394     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00213-008-1109-8     Document Type: Letter

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