Seizure frequency in pregnant women treated with lamotrigine monotherapy

Epilepsia

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2163-2166

  Sabers, Anne ^a   Petrenaite, Vaiva ^a  

^a GLOSTRUP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Lamotrigine; Pharmacokinetics; Seizure control

Indexed keywords

LAMOTRIGINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETERIORATION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MONITORING; MONOTHERAPY; MORNING DOSAGE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEIZURE;

ABNORMALITIES, DRUG-INDUCED; ADULT; ANTICONVULSANTS; COHORT STUDIES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG MONITORING; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREVALENCE; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TRIAZINES;

EID: 69149088624     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: 15281167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2009.02166.x     Document Type: Article

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