Greater Response To Placebo In Children Than In Adults

Monday, August 11, 2008 - 21:21 in Psychology & Sociology

In a systematic review of antiepileptic drugs, researchers show that children with drug-resistant partial epilepsy enrolled in trials seem to have a greater response to placebo than adults enrolled in such trials. This finding is an important factor to consider when designing drug trials to be carried out in children with epilepsy.

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