Carbamazepine and Cognitive Impairment

Authors

  • J Gordon Millichap Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-1-3-8

Keywords:

Neuropsychological Function, Complex Partial Epilepsy, Reaction Time Paradigm

Abstract

Members of the Departments of Pediatrics, Neurology, and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology at the Children’s Hospital and Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43205, assessed neuropsychological function before and after carbamazepine monotheraphy at low ( <-7.5,ug/ml) and moderate (>8.0,ug/ml) plasma levels in 11 children (4 boys 7 girls, mean age 9.8 yrs) with controlled complex partial epilepsy.

Published

1987-08-01

Issue

Section

Seizure Disorders