Sodium valproate and highly active antiretroviral therapy in HIV positive patients who develop new onset seizures

Seizure

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 80-82

  Yacoob, Yaseen ^a   Bhigjee, Ahmed Iqbal ^a   Moodley, Pravikrishnen ^b   Parboosing, Raveen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Anticonvulsants; Antiretroviral agents; HIV; Seizures

Indexed keywords

EFAVIRENZ; GABAPENTIN; LAMIVUDINE; LAMIVUDINE PLUS NEVIRAPINE PLUS STAVUDINE; LAMOTRIGINE; STAVUDINE; VALPROIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEIZURE;

ADULT; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; CHILD; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEIZURES; VALPROIC ACID;

EID: 78650826492     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2010.09.009     Document Type: Article

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