Practice parameter: Antiepileptic drug prophylaxis in severe traumatic brain injury: Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology

Neurology

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 10-16

  Chang, Bernard S ^a   Lowenstein, Daniel H ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; PLACEBO; VALPROIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DATA BASE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ERUPTION; DRUG FATALITY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FATIGUE; HUMAN; LETHARGY; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NEUTROPENIA; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SEIZURE; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0037435505     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.WNL.0000031432.05543.14     Document Type: Article

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