Management of epileptic seizures and epilepsy in increased alcohol consumption - Clinical characteristics and therapeutic approaches;Management von epileptischen anfällen und epilepsien bei erhöhtem alkoholkonsum - Klinische merkmale und therapeutisches vorgehen

PsychoNeuro

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 251-256

  Holtkamp, Martin ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Dependency; Epilepsy; Liver disease; Seizure; Withdrawal syndrome

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ETIRACETAM; GABAPENTIN; LORAZEPAM; PREGABALIN; PROTEIN; TOPIRAMATE;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL LIVER DISEASE; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ALCOHOLISM; COMORBIDITY; DETOXIFICATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG PROTEIN BINDING; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPSY; FOCAL EPILEPSY; GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; LIVER METABOLISM; NEUROIMAGING; PROPHYLAXIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; REVIEW; SEIZURE;

EID: 47049095321     PISSN: 16119991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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