Acute phenytoin intoxication: Causes, symptoms, misdiagnoses, and outcomes

Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 580-585

  Hwang, Wen Juh ^a   Tsai, Jing Jane ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acute phenytoin intoxication; Causes; Misdiagnoses; Outcomes; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; LAMOTRIGINE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; PRIMIDONE; VALPROIC ACID; VIGABATRIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRAIN STEM INFARCTION; CEREBELLUM INFARCTION; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPREHENSION; CONFUSION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DIZZINESS; DOSE RESPONSE; DROWSINESS; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; GAIT DISORDER; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NAUSEA; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRESCRIPTION; REVIEW; SELF MEDICATION; SLURRED SPEECH; STROKE; SYMPTOM; TAIWAN; TREMOR; VERTIGO; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VOMITING;

EID: 12444292076     PISSN: 02575655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1607-551x(09)70262-1     Document Type: Review

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