LOW DOSE VERAPAMIL AS AN ADJUNCT THERAPY FOR MEDICALLY REFRACTORY EPILEPSY − AN OPEN LABEL PILOT STUDY

Highlights • We tested efficacy of add on verapamil on treatment of drug resistant epilepsy. • Low dose of verapamil (20 mg, p.o. tid) reduced seizure frequency in patients. • There were no serious adverse effects and no drop out. • A placebo controlled study at this low dose with may be more inform...

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Veröffentlicht in:Epilepsy research 2016-10, Vol.126, p.197-200
Hauptverfasser: Narayanan, Jaishree, MD, Frech, Robert, BS, Walters, Shaun, MS, Patel, Vimal, PhD, Frigerio, Roberta, MD, Maraganore, Demetrius M., MD
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Zusammenfassung:Highlights • We tested efficacy of add on verapamil on treatment of drug resistant epilepsy. • Low dose of verapamil (20 mg, p.o. tid) reduced seizure frequency in patients. • There were no serious adverse effects and no drop out. • A placebo controlled study at this low dose with may be more informative.
ISSN:0920-1211
1872-6844
DOI:10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2016.07.004