Short-term efficacy and safety of zonisamide as adjunctive treatment for refractory partial seizures: A multicenter open-label single-arm trial in Korean patients

Seizure

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 188-193

  Heo, Kyoung ^a   Lee, Byung In ^a   Yi, Sang Do ^b   Cho, Yong Won ^b   Shin, Dong Jin ^c   Song, Hong Ki ^d   Kim, Ok Joon ^e   Park, Sung Pa ^f   Kim, Sung Eun ^g   Kim, Sang Ho ^h   Lee, Jun Hong ⁱ   Kim, Kyu Sik ⁱ   Lee, Se Jin ^j  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Dongsan Medical Center   (South Korea)

^c Gachon University   (South Korea)

^d Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital   (South Korea)

^e Bundang CHA Hospital   (South Korea)

^f Kyungpook National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^g Inje University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^h Dong A University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

ⁱ National Health Insurance Corporation   (South Korea)

^j Yeungnam University Hospital   (South Korea)

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Author keywords

Add on therapy; Antiepileptic drugs; Epilepsy; Open label study; Partial seizures; Zonisamide

Indexed keywords

ZONISAMIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMNESIA; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; CONSTIPATION; DIZZINESS; DRUG DOSE ESCALATION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EMOTIONALITY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; PHASE 4 CLINICAL TRIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SIDE EFFECT; SOMNOLENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT REDUCTION; WELLBEING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTICONVULSANTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EPILEPSIES, PARTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOXAZOLES; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEIZURES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84858074459     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: 15322688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2011.12.005     Document Type: Article

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