Levetiracetam pharmacokinetics in neonates at birth

Epilepsia

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1068-1069

  Allegaert, Karel ^a   Lewi, Liesbeth ^a   Naulaers, Gunnar ^a   Lagae, Lieven ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Developmental pharmacology; Levetira cetam; Pharmacokinetics

Indexed keywords

ETIRACETAM; LAMOTRIGINE;

AMNION FLUID; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CESAREAN SECTION; DRUG HALF LIFE; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TWINS; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD; VENOUS BLOOD;

AMNIOTIC FLUID; ANTICONVULSANTS; EPILEPSY, COMPLEX PARTIAL; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; HALF-LIFE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; PIRACETAM; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; TWINS;

EID: 33744454937     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: 15281167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2006.00576.x     Document Type: Article

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