Intravenous levetiracetam in clinical practice: results from an independent registry

Purpose: Most common clinical studies with antiepileptic drugs do not reflect medical everyday practice due to their strict in- and exclusion criteria and specifications of treatment regimens. Here we present a large non-interventional registry with the intention to evaluate the spectrum of applicat...

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Hauptverfasser: Lang, Nicolas (VerfasserIn) , Bast, Thomas (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 13 April 2015
In: Seizure
Year: 2015, Jahrgang: 29, Pages: 109-113
ISSN:1532-2688
DOI:10.1016/j.seizure.2015.03.018
Online-Zugang:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seizure.2015.03.018
Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1059131115000886
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Verfasserangaben:N. Lang, W. Esser, S. Evers, C. Kellinghaus, A. Nguento, U. Schlegel, B. Gaida, J. Gburek-Augustat, D.M. Altenmüller, L. Burghaus, F. Hoffmann, B. Fiedler, T. Bast, T. Rehfeld, S. Happe, R.J. Seitz, R. Boor, U. Stephani

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