Single dose phenobarbitone prevents convulsions in cerebral malaria.
48 patients over 6 years of age with strictly defined cerebral malaria were randomised to receive either a single intramuscular injection of phenobarbitone (3.5 mg/kg) or placebo in a double-blind, placebo-controlled study. Phenobarbitone significantly reduced the incidence of subsequent convulsions...
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| Formato: | Journal article |
| Idioma: | English |
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1988
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