Rapid versus slow withdrawal of antiepileptic drugs

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn , Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Ranganathan, Lakshmi Narasimhan ^a   Ramaratnam, Sridharan ^b  

^a Kilpauk Medical College   (India)

^b APOLLO HOSPITALS   (India)

Author keywords

Adverse effects ; Anticonvulsants *administration dosage; Epilepsy *drug therapy ; Recurrence; Remission induction; Risk factors; Time factors

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE; CARBAMAZEPINE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; VALPROIC ACID;

ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ELECTRONIC DATA INTERCHANGE; EPILEPTIC STATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDLINE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REMISSION; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; SEIZURE;

EID: 77950182533     PISSN: 1469493X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD005003.pub2     Document Type: Review

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