Levetiracetam reduces the frequency of interictal epileptiform discharges during NREM sleep in children with ADHD

European Journal of Paediatric Neurology

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 532-538

  Bakke, Kristin A ^a,c   Larsson, Pl G ^a   Eriksson, Ann Sofie ^a   Eeg Olofsson, Orvar ^b  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c AKERSHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

ADHD; Children; Interictal EEG; Levetiracetam; Sleep

Indexed keywords

ATOMOXETINE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLOBAZAM; CLONAZEPAM; DEXAMPHETAMINE; ETIRACETAM; LAMOTRIGINE; METHYLPHENIDATE; NITRAZEPAM; OXCARBAZEPINE; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID;

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTOMATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; FOLLOW UP; GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; HUMAN; MALE; NONREM SLEEP; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SLEEP; SPIKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTICONVULSANTS; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PIRACETAM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SLEEP STAGES; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 81855213102     PISSN: 10903798     EISSN: 15322130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2011.04.014     Document Type: Article

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