Anticonvulsant-induced downbeat nystagmus in epilepsy

Epilepsy and Behavior Case Reports

Volumn 4, Issue , 2015, Pages 74-75

  Wu, Dongyan ^a,b   Thijs, Roland D ^a,c  

^a STICHTING EPILEPSIE INSTELLINGEN NEDERLAND SEIN   (Netherlands)

^b FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adverse effects; Anticonvulsants; Downbeat nystagmus; Epilepsy; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; ETIRACETAM; GABAPENTIN; HARKOSERIDE; LAMOTRIGINE; SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; ATAXIA; BRAIN INFARCTION; CASE REPORT; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG RESISTANT EPILEPSY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NYSTAGMUS; OSCILLOPSIA; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

EID: 84940536658     PISSN: 22133232     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ebcr.2015.07.003     Document Type: Article

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