Minimizing pharmacodynamic interactions of high doses of lacosamide

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 125, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 228-233

  Edwards, H B ^a   Cole, A G ^a   Griffiths, A S ^a   Lin, B ^a   Bean, A ^a   Krauss, G L ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antiepilepsy drugs; Epilepsy; Lacosamide; Side effects

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; HARKOSERIDE; LAMOTRIGINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLURRED VISION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIPLOPIA; DIZZINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; HUMAN; MALE; NAUSEA; PHARMACODYNAMICS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEDATION; SEIZURE; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION; TREMOR; VOMITING;

ACETAMIDES; ADULT; AGED; ANTICONVULSANTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG INTERACTIONS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EPILEPSIES, PARTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEIZURES; SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84858293570     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: 16000404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.2011.01619.x     Document Type: Article

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