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The use of Sulthiame with Disturbed Mentally Subnormal Patients

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

W. R. Moffatt ,
A. R. Siddiqui  and
D. N. MacKay
W. R. Moffatt
Affiliation:
Eastern Special Care Management Committee, Muckamore Abbey Hospital, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland
A. R. Siddiqui
Affiliation:
Eastern Special Care Management Committee, Muckamore Abbey Hospital, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland
D. N. MacKay
Affiliation:
Eastern Special Care Management Committee, Muckamore Abbey Hospital, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland
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Published reports on sulthiame have been primarily concerned with its effects as an anticonvulsant. Some investigators have also examined behavioural changes brought about by its use. For example, Haran (1962) found that it reduced irritability and violent behaviour, and generally improved the sociability of epileptic patients. Ingram and Ratcliffe (1963) found that the hyperkinetic behaviour of 16 out of the 18 patients in their sample was either ‘abolished’ or improved. Working with a larger group, Liu (1966) noted ‘over-all clinical improvement’ in the behaviour of 32 out of 50 cases. Kneebone (1968) claimed that 12 out of a total of 18 hyperkinetic children had 'significantly improved behaviour’ with sulthiame.

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Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 117 , Issue 541 , December 1970 , pp. 673 - 678
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Copyright © The Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1970 

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