Phenytoin toxicity: An easily missed cause of cerebellar syndrome

Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 211-214

  Brostoff, J M ^a,b   Birns, J ^a   McCrea, D ^a  

^a CENTRAL MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cerebellar; Epilepsy; Interactions; Phenytoin; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ATORVASTATIN; CARBAMAZEPINE; CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE; INDAPAMIDE; INSULIN; OMEPRAZOLE; PERINDOPRIL; PHENYTOIN; SPIRONOLACTONE; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLUM INJURY; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG INTOXICATION; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION;

AGED; ANTICONVULSANTS; CEREBELLAR DISEASES; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHENYTOIN;

EID: 40349116026     PISSN: 02694727     EISSN: 13652710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2710.2008.00903.x     Document Type: Article

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