Pyridoxal Phosphate vs Pyridoxine for Intractable Seizures

J Gordon Millichap

doi:10.15844/pedneurbriefs-19-5-11

Pyridoxal Phosphate vs Pyridoxine for Intractable Seizures

Pediatric Neurology Briefs

Volume 19 (2005): Issue 5

By: J Gordon Millichap

Open Access

|May 2005

Abstract

The efficacy of pyridoxal phosphate (PLP) compared to pyridoxine (PN) in the control of idiopathic intractable epilepsy was studied in 94 children, aged 8 months to 15 years, at the National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-19-5-11 | Journal eISSN: 2166-6482

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Language: English

Page range: 40 - 40

Published on: May 1, 2005

Published by: Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Keywords:

Pyridoxal Phosphate,

Pyridoxine,

Adjuvant Therapy

© 2005 J Gordon Millichap, published by Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
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