Vigabatrin for partial-onset seizure treatment in patients with tuberous sclerosis complex

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 118-120

  Friedman, Daniel ^a   Bogner, Miles ^a   Parker Menzer, Kimberly ^a   Devinsky, Orrin ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Partial epilepsy; Tuberous sclerosis; Vigabatrin

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; VIGABATRIN;

ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPLEX PARTIAL SEIZURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; FOLLOW UP; GRAND MAL EPILEPSY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MONOTHERAPY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; SIMPLE PARTIAL SEIZURE; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS;

ANTICONVULSANTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; SEIZURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS; VIGABATRIN;

EID: 84873629600     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2012.12.033     Document Type: Article

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