Carbamazepine-induced dystonia, a case report

Neurology Asia

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 165-166

  Fadare, Joseph Olusesan ^a   Owolabi, Lukman Femi ^a  

^a AMINU KANO TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; TRIHEXYPHENIDYL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSTONIA; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FOCAL EPILEPSY; HUMAN; INVOLUNTARY MOVEMENT; MALE; TRAUMATIC EPILEPSY;

EID: 77649229676     PISSN: 18236138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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