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- Title
Anti-epileptic medication and bone health.
- Authors
Petty, S J; O'Brien, T J; Wark, J D
- Abstract
Epilepsy is a common chronic neurological disorder, usually requiring long-term treatment with anti-epileptic drugs (AED). Many studies have reported that AED therapy is associated with metabolic bone disease and is a major iatrogenic risk factor for fractures. There remains uncertainty about the type(s) of bone disease due to AED treatment, and the pathogenesis of AED-associated fractures.
- Publication
Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA, 2007, Vol 18, Issue 2, p129
- ISSN
0937-941X
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00198-006-0185-z