Long-term levetiracetam treatment of epilepsy patients: Clinical audit

• Authors: KUBA Robert; NOVOTNÁ Irena; BRÁZDIL Milan; KOČVAROVÁ Jitka; TYRLÍKOVÁ Ivana; MASTÍK Jiří; REKTOR Ivan
• Year of publication: 2006
• Type: Article in Periodical
• Magazine / Source: Epilepsy Research
• MU Faculty or unit: Faculty of Medicine
• Field: Neurology, neurosurgery, neurosciences
• Keywords: epilepsy; levetiracetam; efficacy; tolerability; long-term therapy
• Description: The long-term efficacy and tolerability of levetiracetam (LEV) was analysed in 218 epilepsy patients. One hundred and ninety-nine patients were treated for at least 6 months. We evaluated LEV efficacy for all types of seizures together, and for simple partial, complex partial and secondary generalized seizures individually

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