Efficacy and safety of levetiracetam as adjunctive therapy for refractory focal epilepsy

Efficacy and safety of levetiracetam as adjunctive therapy for refractory focal epilepsy

ABSTRACT Background: Epilepsy affects about 50 million people worldwide and around 30% of these patients have refractory epilepsy, with potential consequences regarding quality of life, morbidity and premature mortality. Objective: The aim of treatment with antiseizure medications (ASMs) is to a...

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Main Authors: Maria Luiza Giraldes de MANREZA, Tatiane Amaral PAN, Eduardo Quinalha CARBONE, Antonio Carlos Amedeo VATTIMO, Renata HERRERA, Douglas Costa MORAIS, Rita Antonelli CARDOSO, Glenda Corrêa Borges de LACERDA, Katia LIN, Frederico Nakane NAKANO, Pedro André KOWACS, André Luis Fernandes PALMINI, Adélia Maria de Miranda Henriques SOUZA, Stevin ZUNG, Elza Márcia Targas YACUBIAN
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações 2021-06-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Subjects:
Levetiracetam
Refractory Epilepsy
Focal Seizures
Antiseizure Medications
Seizures
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2021000400290&tlng=en
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