Carbamazepine Exacerbation of Absence Epilepsy

The inappropriate use of carbamazepine (CBZ) in 8 children, and vigabatrin (VGB) in 2, among 18 consecutive referrals of children with resistant typical absence seizures, is reported from St Thomas’ and Guy’s Hospitals, London, UK.

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Published in:Pediatric Neurology Briefs
Main Author: J Gordon Millichap
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers 1998-10-01
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Online Access:https://www.pediatricneurologybriefs.com/articles/2134
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Carbamazepine Exacerbation of Absence Epilepsy
carbamazepine exacerbation of absence seizures
myoclonic epilepsies
sodium valproate
title Carbamazepine Exacerbation of Absence Epilepsy
title_full Carbamazepine Exacerbation of Absence Epilepsy
title_fullStr Carbamazepine Exacerbation of Absence Epilepsy
title_full_unstemmed Carbamazepine Exacerbation of Absence Epilepsy
title_short Carbamazepine Exacerbation of Absence Epilepsy
title_sort carbamazepine exacerbation of absence epilepsy
topic carbamazepine exacerbation of absence seizures
myoclonic epilepsies
sodium valproate
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