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A phase I clinical trial of dextromethorphan in intractable partial epilepsy.
Methods and findings in experimental and clinical pharmacology - 1 Dec 1999
Kimiskidis V K, Mirtsou-Fidani V, Papaioannidou P G, Niopas I, Georgiadis G, Constadinidis T C, Kazis A D
Abstract excerpt
We conducted an open-label pilot study of dextromethorphan (DM) in intractable partial epilepsy with the following objectives: a preliminary evaluation of the drug's safety and efficacy in the epileptic patient and a definition of a concentration range which can be safely achieved in future studies. Sixteen patients with drug-resistant, localization-related epilepsies entered the trial. After an 8-week baseline...
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