Psychiatric symptoms related to the use of lamotrigine: A review of the literature

Functional Neurology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 133-136

  Villari, Vincenzo ^a   Rocca, Paola ^b   Frieri, Tiziana ^a   Bogetto, Filippo ^b  

^a MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute psychosis; Bipolar disorder; Depression; Epilepsy; Lamotrigine

Indexed keywords

AMFEBUTAMONE; CARBAMAZEPINE; LAMOTRIGINE; LITHIUM; OLANZAPINE; PLACEBO; QUETIAPINE; VALPROIC ACID;

ADD ON THERAPY; AGITATION; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BIPOLAR II DISORDER; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EPILEPSY; FOCAL EPILEPSY; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; GRANDIOSE DELUSION; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; INSOMNIA; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MANIA; NIGHTMARE; PROPHYLAXIS; SIDE EFFECT; SLEEP DISORDER; SUICIDAL IDEATION; VISUAL HALLUCINATION;

CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC; TRIAZINES;

EID: 58649106857     PISSN: 03935264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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