Folic Acid in Folate-deficient Patients with Epilepsy
- 12 December 1970
- Vol. 4 (5736), 644-648
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.4.5736.644
Abstract
A double-blind trial using folic acid 15 mg. daily and identical placebo was carried out in 51 epileptic patients having a serum folate level below 3·6 ng./ml. Treatment was for a minimum of six months and in 41 patients was for more than one year. There were no significant changes in the frequency of seizures, behaviour, and personality, or in a number of cognitive functions.Keywords
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