Barbiturate-refractory epilepsy: safe schedule for therapeutic substitution

Barbiturates are considered first line antiepileptic drugs in third world countries due to traditional and economic reasons. This prospective uncontrolled study of 52 patients aged 15 to 64 years (mean 24) demonstrates that patients who become refractory to barbiturates are mainly those with partial...

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Main Authors: Ana Maria Gorz, Carlos E. S. Silvado, Paulo Rogério M. Bittencourt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações 1986-09-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X1986000300002&lng=en&tlng=en
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