Seizure prophylaxis in young patients following traumatic brain injury

Seizure prophylaxis in young patients following traumatic brain injury

Introduction: Phenytoin is one of the commonly used anti-seizure medications in nontraumatic seizures. However, its utility and safety in young patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) for the prevention of early-onset seizures (EOS) are debatable. We sought to explore the use of phenytoin as a se...

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Main Authors: Ahmed Abdel-Aziz Bahey, Talat Chughtai, Ayman El-Menyar, Vishwajit Verma, Gustav Strandvik, Mohammad Asim, Rafael Consunji, Basil Younis, Ashok Parchani, Sandro Rizoli, Hassan Al-Thani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2024-01-01
Series:Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock
Subjects:
brain injury
early onset
epilepsy
phenytoin
seizure
trauma
Online Access:http://www.onlinejets.org/article.asp?issn=0974-2700;year=2024;volume=17;issue=1;spage=25;epage=32;aulast=Bahey

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