Concerns with AED conversion: Comparison of patient and physician perspectives

Current Neuropharmacology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 120-124

  Smith, Brien J ^a   St Louis, Erik K ^b   Stern, John M ^c   Green, Chad ^d   Bramley, Thomas ^d  

^a HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d XCENDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antiepileptic drugs; Conversion; Epilepsy; Patient preferences

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; DELPHI STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; DRIVING ABILITY; DRUG COST; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EMPLOYMENT; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INDEPENDENCE; JOB PERFORMANCE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MENTAL CONCENTRATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ASPECT; STIGMA; THINKING; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 70349694226     PISSN: 1570159X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/157015909788848947     Document Type: Review

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