Atrial flutter/atrial fibrillation associated with lacosamide for partial seizures

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 322-324

  DeGiorgio, Christopher M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antiepileptic drug; Atrial fibrillation; Cardiac arrhythmia; Lacosamide; Seizures

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; HARKOSERIDE; LAMOTRIGINE; OXCARBAZEPINE; PREGABALIN; VOLTAGE GATED SODIUM CHANNEL; WARFARIN; ACETAMIDE DERIVATIVE; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPLEX PARTIAL SEIZURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; FEMALE; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART PALPITATION; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; SYNCOPE; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EPILEPSIES, PARTIAL; PROCEDURES;

ACETAMIDES; ADULT; ANTICONVULSANTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FLUTTER; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EPILEPSIES, PARTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS;

EID: 77954382660     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2010.04.043     Document Type: Article

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