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• 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.

Reviewed by Steven C. Schachter, MD
Submitted: 01/03/08