Epilepsy outcomes in elderly treated with topiramate

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 118, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 164-174

  Stefan, H ^a   Hubbertz, L ^b   Peglau, I ^c   Berrouschot, J ^d   Kasper, B ^a   Schreiner, A ^e   Krimmer, J ^b   Schauble, B ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b Neurology Practice ^*  (Germany)

^c Section of Neurology   (Germany)

^d Department of Neurology   (Germany)

^e JANSSEN CILAG GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Elderly; Epilepsy; Quality of life; Quality of life in epilepsy inventory; Topiramate; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADD ON THERAPY; AGED; AMNESIA; APPETITE; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFUSION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVULSION; DEPRESSION; DIARRHEA; DIZZINESS; DRUG CLEARANCE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG DOSE ESCALATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FATALITY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELDERLY CARE; EPILEPSY; FALLING; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAISE; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; NAUSEA; PARESTHESIA; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEIZURE; SIDE EFFECT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION; WEIGHT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTICONVULSANTS; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FRUCTOSE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEIZURES;

EID: 47049127441     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: 16000404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.2008.01018.x     Document Type: Article

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