Phenobarbitone versus phenytoin monotherapy for partial onset seizures and generalised onset tonic-clonic seizures

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2013, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Nolan, Sarah J ^a   Tudur Smith, Catrin ^a   Pulman, Jennifer ^a   Marson, Anthony G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; VALPROIC ACID;

DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FOCAL EPILEPSY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; MONOTHERAPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; ADULT; CHILD; GRAND MAL EPILEPSY; INDUCTION CHEMOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RECURRENT DISEASE; SEIZURE; TIME;

ADULT; ANTICONVULSANTS; CARBAMAZEPINE; CHILD; EPILEPSIES, PARTIAL; EPILEPSY, TONIC-CLONIC; HUMANS; INDUCTION CHEMOTHERAPY; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RECURRENCE; SEIZURES; TIME FACTORS; VALPROIC ACID;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84874810017     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1469493X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD002217.pub2     Document Type: Review

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