Pregabalin as add-on therapy induces REM sleep enhancement in partial epilepsy: A polysomnographic study

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 70-75

  Romigi, A ^a,b,c   Izzi, F ^b   Marciani, M G ^b,c   Torelli, F ^b   Zannino, S ^b   Pisani, L R ^d   Uasone, E ^b   Corte, F ^b   Placidi, F ^b,c  

^a TOR VERGATA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^c IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Daytime somnolence; Epilepsy; Polysomnography; Pregabalin; REM sleep; Sleep

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; ETIRACETAM; LAMOTRIGINE; PHENOBARBITAL; PREGABALIN; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID;

ADD ON THERAPY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DAYTIME SOMNOLENCE; DIZZINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPWORTH SLEEPINESS SCALE; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REM SLEEP; SEIZURE; SIDE EFFECT; SLEEP PATTERN; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADULT; ANTICONVULSANTS; EPILEPSIES, PARTIAL; FEMALE; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SLEEP DISORDERS; SLEEP, REM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57449098637     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2008.02347.x     Document Type: Article

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