Manufactured by Hoechst Marion Roussel
Uses: Complex partial, Tonic-clonic, Myoclonic
Common side effects: Drowsiness, dizziness, lack of coordination
Remarks:Long term use of Clobazam can lead to physical and psychological dependence
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FURTHER READING
1. CLOBAZAM ADJUNTIVE TREATMENT IN REFRACTORY EPILEPSY - J.W Allen et al., et al., Brit.Med.J., 286:1246-1247, 1983
2. THE EFFECTS OF BEZODIAZEPINES ON CHRONIC EPILEPSY IN MAN (WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO CLOBAZAM) - H. Gastaut., In: Clobazam edited by I. Hindmarch et al., The Royal Society of Medicine International Congress and symposium series, no.43, Academic Press 1981
3. ANTIEPILEPTIC PROPERTIES OF CLOBAZAM, A 1.5 BENZODIAZEPINE IN MAN - H. Gastaut et al., Epilepsia, 20:437-446 1979
4. FACTORS RELATING TO DRAMATIC RESPONSE TO CLOBAZAM THERAPY IN REFRACTORY EPILEPSY - A.J Heller et al., Epilepsy Res., 2:276-280 1988
5. CLOBAZAM HAS EQUIVALENT EFFICACY TO CARBAMAZEPINE AND PHENYTOIN AS MONOTHERAPY FOR CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY - Canadian Clobazam Study Group., Epilepsia., 39:952-959 1998
6. OPEN STUDY OF CLOBAZAM IN REFRACTORY EPILEPSY - R. Munn et al., Pediatr. Neurol., 9:465-469 1993
7. CLOBAZAM AS AN ADD-ON DRUG IN THE TREATMENT OF REFRACTORY EPILEPSY OF CHILDHOOD - D.L Keene et al., Can J Neurol. Sci., 17:317-319 1990
8. ANTIEPILEPTIC EFFECTS OF CLOBAZAM IN CHILDREN - H. Shimuzu et al., Brain Dev., 4:57-62 1982
9. THE USE OF CLOBAZAM, MIDAZOLAM AND NITRAZEPAM IN EPILEPSY - S.D Shorvon., Epilepsia., 39 (suppl.1):S15-S23 1998
10. CLOBAZAM IN THERAPY-RESISTANT PATIENTS WITH PARTIAL EPILEPSY: A DOUBLE-BLIND PLACEBO-CONTROLLED CROSSOVER STUDY - D. Koepden et al., Epilepsia., 28:495-506 1987
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