If you visit PubMed (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/), a service of the National Library of Medicine, you can read summaries of studies that have tested oxcarbazepine, as well as other reports about this medication.

Here are links to some articles relevant to this subject:

• Bill PA, Vigonius U, Pohlmann H, et al. A double-blind controlled clinical trial of oxcarbazepine versus phenytoin in adults with previously untreated epilepsy. Epilepsy Res 1997 Jun;27(3):195-204. PMID: 9237054
• Christe W, Kramer G, Vigonius U, et al. A double-blind controlled clinical trial: Oxcarbazepine versus sodium valproate in adults with newly diagnosed epilepsy. Epilepsy Res 1997 Mar;26(3):451-60. PMID: 9127726.
• Cramer JA, Ben Menachem E, French J. Review of treatment options for refractory epilepsy: new medications and vagal nerve stimulation. Epilepsy Res 2001 Nov;47(1-2):17-25. PMID: 11673017.
• Friis ML, Kristensen O, Boas J, et al: Therapeutic experiences with 947 epileptic out-patients in oxcarbazepine treatment. Acta Neurol Scand 87: 224-7, 1993. PMID 8475694.
• Glauser TA, Nigro M, Sachdeo R, et al. Adjunctive therapy with oxcarbazepine in children with partial seizures. The Oxcarbazepine Pediatric Study Group. Neurology 2000 Jun 27;54(12):2237-44. PMID: 10881246.
• Guerreiro MM, Vigonius U, Pohlmann H, et al. A double-blind controlled clinical trial of oxcarbazepine versus phenytoin in children and adolescents with epilepsy. Epilepsy Res 1997 Jun;27(3):205-13. PMID: 9237055.
• Sachdeo R, Beydoun A, Schachter S, et al: Oxcarbazepine (Trileptal) as monotherapy in patients with partial seizures. Neurology 2001 Sep 11;57(5):864-71.
• Schachter SC, Vazquez B, Fisher RS, et al: Oxcarbazepine: double-blind, randomized, placebo-control, monotherapy trial for partial seizures. Neurology 52: 732-7, 1999. PMID 10078718.

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