Seizure risk associated with neuroactive drugs: Data from the WHO adverse drug reactions database

Seizure

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 69-73

  Kumlien, Eva ^a   Lundberg, Per Olov ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adverse drug reactions; ATC classification; Convulsions; Nervous system; Seizures

Indexed keywords

ALIMEMAZINE; AMFEBUTAMONE; AMOXAPINE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIPARKINSON AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; CHLORINE DERIVATIVE; CHLORPROTHIEXENE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CLOZAPINE; DIXYRAZINE; DONEPEZIL; DOSULEPIN; DOXEPIN; ESCITALOPRAM; FLUPENTIXOL; FLUPHENAZINE; HALOPERIDOL; LEVOMEPROMAZINE; MAPROTILINE; MELPERONE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; NEUROTROPIC AGENT; PERPHENAZINE; PROCLOPERAZINE; QUETIAPINE; RISPERIDONE; RIVASTIGMINE; TRIMIPRAMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONVULSION; DATA BASE; DRUG USE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; SEIZURE SUSCEPTIBILITY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION REPORTING SYSTEMS; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DRUG TOXICITY; HUMANS; RISK; SEIZURES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 76349096253     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2009.11.005     Document Type: Article

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