Levetiracetam-induced depression in a 5-year-old child with partial epilepsy

Seizure

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 235-236

  Tamarelle, Camille ^a   Pandit, Florence ^a   Mazarati, Andréy ^b   Riquet, Audrey ^a   Vallée, Louis ^a,c   Auvin, Stéphane ^a,c  

^a LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIV LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

Antiepileptic drugs; Depression; Electroencephalogram; Epilepsy; Levetiracetam; Seizure

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CLOBAZAM; ETIRACETAM; LAMOTRIGINE; OXCARBAZEPINE; VALPROIC ACID;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ERUPTION; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FOCAL EPILEPSY; HEMIPARESIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MOOD DISORDER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTICONVULSANTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEPRESSION; EPILEPSIES, PARTIAL; HUMANS; MALE; PIRACETAM;

EID: 61349094672     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2008.09.002     Document Type: Article

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