Acute hepatotoxicity associated with lamotrigine

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 165, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 539-

  Moeller, Karen E ^a   Wei, Lei ^a   Jewell, Andrea D ^a   Carver, Larry A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARIPIPRAZOLE; LAMOTRIGINE; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; TRIAZINE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CASE REPORT; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HUMAN; LETTER; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; PARANOIA; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SIDE EFFECT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER;

ADULT; ANTICONVULSANTS; HUMANS; LIVER FAILURE, ACUTE; MALE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TRIAZINES;

EID: 43349107833     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2007.07050728     Document Type: Letter

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