Development or worsening of myoclonus associated with gabapentin therapy

Clinical Neurology

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 342-347

  Koide, Yasumichi ^a   Ikeda, Hitoshi ^a   Inoue, Yushi ^a  

^a SHIZUOKA INSTITUTE OF EPILEPSY AND NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aggravation; Gabapentin; Myoclonus; Treatment guidelines

Indexed keywords

CLONAZEPAM; GABAPENTIN;

ADD ON THERAPY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MYOCLONUS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE;

EID: 67849088268     PISSN: 0009918X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5692/clinicalneurol.49.342     Document Type: Article

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