OBJECTIVE
To determine incidence of and risk factors for sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP).
METHODS
Three epilepsy centers enrolled 4,578 patients and prospectively followed these… (More)
In 2008, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the World Health Organization developed the Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS), an instrument to monitor global tobacco use and… (More)
Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of…
2016
INTRODUCTION
Increases in electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) awareness and current use have been documented in high income countries but less is known about middle and low income countries.
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Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable mortality in the world. Article 14 of the World Health Organization (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) states that countries should… (More)
BACKGROUND
Levetiracetam (LEV) is a recently approved anticonvulsant with proven efficacy and safety in the treatment of partial seizures. LEV may cause behavioral abnormalities that can be severe… (More)
BACKGROUND
The World Health Organization (WHO) MPOWER is a technical package of six tobacco control measures that assist countries in meeting their obligations of the WHO Framework Convention Tobacco… (More)
Antismoking mass media campaigns can help reduce the prevalence of smoking by discouraging young persons from initiating smoking and by encouraging current smokers to quit. Smoking cessation is a… (More)
STUDY OBJECTIVE
To conduct a population pharmacokinetic analysis of carbamazepine (CBZ).
DESIGN
Retrospective chart review.
SETTING
Ambulatory neurology clinics at three medical centers.
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BACKGROUND
Tobacco consumption continues to be the leading cause of preventable deaths globally. The objective of this study was to examine the associaton of selected socio-demographic variables with… (More)
This is the first study of the effect of topiramate on linguistic behavior and verbal recall using a computational linguistics system for automated language and speech analysis to detect and quantify… (More)