Changes in balance function with chronic antiepileptic drug therapy: A twin and sibling study

Baemisla Shiek Ahmad; John D Wark; Sandra J Petty; Terence J O'Brien; Alexandra Gorelik; Phillip N Sambrook; Keith D Hill

Journal article

Changes in balance function with chronic antiepileptic drug therapy: A twin and sibling study

Baemisla Shiek Ahmad, John D Wark, Sandra J Petty, Terence J O'Brien, Alexandra Gorelik, Phillip N Sambrook, Keith D Hill

EPILEPSIA | WILEY | Published : 2015

DOI: 10.1111/epi.13136

University of Melbourne Researchers

Alex Gorelik Author Medicine - Royal Melbourne Hospital

Terry O'Brien Author Medicine and Radiology

John Wark Author Medicine - Royal Melbourne Hospital

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Funding Acknowledgements

This research was funded by the Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne and in part supported by an NHMRC Project Grant (400089). Dr. Shiek Ahmad obtained financial support throughout her PhD from the University of Malaya and the Malaysian Ministry of Higher Education. Professors Wark and O'Brien received research support largely from UCB Pharma, for studies unrelated to this research. Professor Hill, Ms. Gorelik, and Dr. Petty report no disclosures. We confirm that we have read the Journal's position on issues involved in ethical publication and affirm that this report is consistent with those guidelines.