Mozart K.448 acts as a potential add-on therapy in children with refractory epilepsy

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 490-493

  Lin, Lung Chang ^a,b   Lee, Wei Te ^c   Wang, Chien Hua ^b,d   Chen, Hsiu Lin ^b   Wu, Hui Chuan ^b   Tsai, Chin Lin ^c   Wei, Ruey Chang ^e   Mok, Hin Kiu ^e   Weng, Chia Fen ^e   Lee, Mei Wen ^e   Yang, Rei Cheng ^b  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c KAOHSIUNG MUNICIPAL HSIAO KANG HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d TIAN SHENG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Children; Mozart K.448; Refractory epilepsy

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADD ON THERAPY; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MOZART K 448; MUSIC THERAPY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SEIZURE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTICONVULSANTS; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MALE; MUSIC THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79952738703     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2010.12.044     Document Type: Article

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