Antiepileptic monotherapy significantly impairs normative scores on common tests of executive functions

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 194-198

  Hessen, E ^a   Lossius, M I ^a,b   Gjerstad, L ^b  

^a AKERSHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Anti epileptic drugs; Carbamazepine; Cognitive side effects; Neuropsychological side effects

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; LAMOTRIGINE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; PLACEBO; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RESPONSE TIME; SCORING SYSTEM; TASK PERFORMANCE; UNITED STATES; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTICONVULSANTS; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); LANGUAGE TESTS; MALE; MENTAL PROCESSES; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NORWAY; REACTION TIME; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; WORD ASSOCIATION TESTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 59249107644     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: 16000404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.2008.01109.x     Document Type: Article

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