Lamotrigine for Absence Seizures
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Lamotrigine monotherapy for newly diagnosed typical absence seizures in children☆
PURPOSE To evaluate the efficacy, tolerability, and effects on behavior and psychosocial functioning of lamotrigine monotherapy in children with newly diagnosed typical absence seizures. PATIENTS AND METHODS Children meeting enrollment criteria (n=54) received a confirmatory 24-h ambulatory electroencephalogram (EEG) and then entered a Escalation Phase of up to 20-weeks during which lamotrigi...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Neurology Briefs
سال: 1999
ISSN: 2166-6482,1043-3155
DOI: 10.15844/pedneurbriefs-13-8-7