Journal:
:iranian journal of child neurology
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azita tavassoli assistant professor of pediatric neurology, pediatric neurology research center, iran university of medical sciences, tehran, iran
mohammad ghofrani professor of pediatric neurology, pediatric neurology research center, shahid beheshti university of medical sciences, tehran, iran
mohsen rouzrokh assistant professor of pediatric surgery,shahid beheshti university of medical sciences, tehran, iran
eznollah azargashb assistant professor, department of health and social medicine, shahid beheshti university of medical sciences, tehran, iran
objective 1-3% of the population suffer from epilepsy. up to 30% of them develop refractory epilepsy and their seizures occur more than once per month despite receiving at least 2 first line antiepileptic drugs. in this group, more efficacious antiepileptics are needed. this study was undertaken to evaluate the efficacy and safety of oxcarbazepine as an adjunction therapy in children with refr...