Self reported adverse effects of mono and polytherapy for epilepsy

Seizure

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 610-613

  Andrew, Tom ^a   Milinis, Kristijonas ^a   Baker, Gus ^a   Wieshmann, Udo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adverse effects; Aepileptic drugs; Epilepsy

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE CONTROL; DIZZINESS; EPILEPSY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVERPOOL ADVERSE EVENT PROFILE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; MONOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SLEEP DISORDER;

ANTICONVULSANTS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; REGISTRIES; SELF REPORT;

EID: 84865262775     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: 15322688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2012.06.013     Document Type: Article

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