Ambiguous results of an attempt to withdraw barbiturates in epilepsy patients with intellectual disability
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Ambiguous results of an attempt to withdraw barbiturates in epilepsy patients with intellectual disability
Phenobarbital and primidone frequently have adverse effects on mental functions. Therefore, an attempt was made to taper barbiturates in 85 patients out of a resident population with epilepsy and intellectual disability who were selected according to clinical criteria. The objectives were to reduce the use of barbiturates, to improve the patients' cognitive and psychological state, and to reduc...
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عنوان ژورنال: Seizure
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1059-1311
DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2008.07.006