Early detection of behavioral side effects of antiepileptic treatment using handheld computers

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 402-406

  Frings, Lars ^a   Wagner, Kathrin ^a   Maiwald, Thomas ^b   Carius, Astrid ^a   Schinkel, Anika ^a   Lehmann, Christiane ^a   Schulze Bonhage, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b TiKanis   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aggressiveness; Ambulatory assessment; Antiepileptic drugs; Behavioral side effects; Cognition; Epilepsy; Levetiracetam; Personal digital assistant

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; ETHOSUXIMIDE; ETIRACETAM; LAMOTRIGINE; OXCARBAZEPINE; PREGABALIN;

ADD ON THERAPY; ADULT; AGGRESSIVENESS; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EPILEPSY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; MENTAL TEST; MICROCOMPUTER; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT MONITORING; PERSONAL DIGITAL ASSISTANT; PILOT STUDY; SELF EVALUATION; SIDE EFFECT; WELLBEING;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; AMBULATORY CARE; ANTICONVULSANTS; ATTENTION; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; COGNITION; COMPUTERS, HANDHELD; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EPILEPSY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PILOT PROJECTS; PIRACETAM;

EID: 45649085569     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2008.04.022     Document Type: Article

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