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. 1995 Oct;45(10):1926-7.
doi: 10.1212/wnl.45.10.1926.

Anticonvulsant effect of fluoxetine in humans

E Favale  1 , V Rubino, P Mainardi, G Lunardi, C Albano
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Anticonvulsant effect of fluoxetine in humans

E Favale et al. Neurology. 1995 Oct.

Abstract

We report an unblinded, open-label, add-on trial of fluoxetine, a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, in 17 patients with complex partial seizures with and without secondary generalization (mean follow-up duration, 14 +/- 1.1 months). Six patients showed complete disappearance of their daily seizures; in the others the seizure frequency was lowered by 30%. No patient reported side effects.

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