Sulthiame in refractory paediatric epilepsies: An experience of an 'old' antiepileptic drug in a tertiary paediatric neurology unit

Seizure

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 805-808

  Swiderska, Nina ^a   Hawcutt, Daniel ^a   Eaton, Victoria ^a   Stockton, Faye ^a   Kumar, Ram ^a   Kneen, Rachel ^a   Appleton, Richard ^a  

^a ALDER HEY CHILDREN'S NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Clinical experience; Refractory epilepsy; Retrospective review; Sulthiame

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; CLOBAZAM; ETIRACETAM; LAMOTRIGINE; NITRAZEPAM; OXCARBAZEPINE; PHENYTOIN; RUFINAMIDE; SULTIAME; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID; ZONISAMIDE;

ADOLESCENT; BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; PEDIATRIC WARD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTORY EPILEPSY; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 81255166897     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: 15322688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2011.08.006     Document Type: Article

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