Phenytoin versus valproate monotherapy for partial onset seizures and generalised onset tonic-clonic seizures: An individual participant data review

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2016, Issue 4, 2016, Pages

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHENYTOIN; VALPROIC ACID; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); FOCAL EPILEPSY; HUMAN; MONOTHERAPY; ONSET AGE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REMISSION; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TIME; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; EPILEPSIES, PARTIAL; EPILEPSY, GENERALIZED; EPILEPSY, TONIC-CLONIC; META ANALYSIS; SEIZURES;

ANTICONVULSANTS; EPILEPSIES, PARTIAL; EPILEPSY, GENERALIZED; EPILEPSY, TONIC-CLONIC; HUMANS; PHENYTOIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SEIZURES; VALPROIC ACID;

EID: 84964584572     PISSN: 14651858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD001769.pub3     Document Type: Review

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