Oxcarbazepine for refractory epilepsy: systematic review of the literature

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: It has been estimated that 50 million people worldwide suffer from epilepsy and around 30% will not achieve adequate control over the disease. The aim was to evaluate the effectiveness of oxcarbazepine for refractory partial or generalized epilepsy. METHODS: Systematic review....

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Main Authors: Humberto Saconato, Gilmar Fernandes do Prado, Maria Eduarda dos Santos Puga, Álvaro Nagib Atallah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31802009000300008&lng=en&tlng=en