Topiramate for the treatment of juvenile myoclonic epilepsy Tratamento da epilepsia mioclônica juvenil com topiramato

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of topiramate (TPM) in juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME). METHOD: We assessed seizure control and adverse effects of TPM in 22 patients (18 females) aged 13 to 53 years. Target TPM dosage was up to 200 mg/day. The patient...

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Main Authors: Patrícia da Silva Sousa, Gerardo Maria de Araújo Filho, Eliana Garzon, Américo C. Sakamoto, Elza Márcia T. Yacubian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2005-09-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2005000500001