Epilepsy treatment in rett syndrome

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1429-1433

  Krajnc, Natalija ^a   Župančič, Neža ^a   Oražem, Jasna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

carbamazepine; epilepsy; lamotrigine; Rett syndrome; seizure; treatment; valproate

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLOBAZAM; ETIRACETAM; LAMOTRIGINE; NITRAZEPAM; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID; VIGABATRIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE FREE INTERVAL; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ERUPTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; MONOTHERAPY; ONSET AGE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETT SYNDROME; SCHOOL CHILD; SIDE EFFECT; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTICONVULSANTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; METHYL-CPG-BINDING PROTEIN 2; MUTATION; RETT SYNDROME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80455177321     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: 17088283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073811408422     Document Type: Article

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