The effects of levetiracetam on objective and subjective sleep parameters in healthy volunteers and patients with partial epilepsy

Summary Levetiracetam is a novel antiepileptic drug which has recently been released as an adjunctive treatment for partial epilepsy. In the two studies reported here we examined the objective and subjective effects of levetiracetam on sleep in 12 healthy volunteers and 17 patients [16 who could be...

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Published in:	Journal of sleep research Vol. 11; no. 3; pp. 255 - 263
Main Authors:	Bell, Caroline, Vanderlinden, Hilde, Hiersemenzel, Reinhard, Otoul, Christian, Nutt, David, Wilson, Sue
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford, UK Blackwell Science Ltd 01-09-2002
Subjects:	Adult Anticonvulsants - administration & dosage Anticonvulsants - pharmacology Anticonvulsants - therapeutic use Carbamazepine - pharmacology Carbamazepine - therapeutic use Cross-Over Studies Double-Blind Method Electroencephalography Epilepsies, Partial - diagnosis Epilepsies, Partial - drug therapy Humans levetiracetam Male Middle Aged partial epilepsy Piracetam - administration & dosage Piracetam - analogs & derivatives Piracetam - pharmacology Piracetam - therapeutic use Polysomnography Severity of Illness Index sleep Sleep - drug effects Sleep, REM - drug effects Surveys and Questionnaires
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