Effects of common anti-epileptic drugs on the serum levels of homocysteine and folic acid

International Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Paknahad, Zamzam ^a,b   Chitsaz, Ahmad ^a   Zadeh, Akbar Hasan ^a,b   Sheklabadi, Elham ^a  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Antiepileptic drug; Folic acid; Homocysteine

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; LAMOTRIGINE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIET RESTRICTION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INFORMATION; EPILEPSY; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; HOMOCYSTEINE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MONOTHERAPY; POLYPHARMACY; QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 84865234936     PISSN: 20087802     EISSN: 20088213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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