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Kastner, Ted; And Others – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1992
This study of 40 patients with mental retardation receiving carbamazepine found hyponatremia in only 5 percent of these patients and found a statistically, but not clinically, significant decrease in serum sodium levels in patients receiving anticonvulsant polytherapy. Results support the use of this drug with patients with mental retardation and…
Descriptors: Drug Therapy, Medical Evaluation, Mental Disorders, Mental Retardation
Friedman, Debra L.; And Others – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1992
This study with 65 individuals with mental retardation and additional seizure and/or psychiatric or behavioral disorders found that 9.2 percent experienced medication (carbamazepine) side effects, ranging from irritability to mania. More side effects were experienced by individuals with behavioral or psychiatric disorders than by those with an…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Problems, Drug Therapy
