Levetiracetam versus phenytoin for seizure prophylaxis in severe traumatic brain injury

Neurosurgical Focus

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Jones, Kristen E ^a   Puccio, Ava M ^a   Harshman, Kathy J ^a   Falcione, Bonnie ^b   Benedict, Neal ^b   Jankowitz, Brian T ^a   Stippler, Martina ^a   Fischer, Michael ^a   Sauber Schatz, Erin K ^a   Fabio, Anthony ^a   Darby, Joseph M ^b   Okonkwo, David O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antiepileptic drug; Posttraumatic seizure; Seizure prophylaxis; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

DRUG DERIVATIVE; ETIRACETAM; PHENYTOIN; PIRACETAM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRAUMATIC EPILEPSY;

ADULT; BRAIN INJURIES; COHORT STUDIES; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY, POST-TRAUMATIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHENYTOIN; PIRACETAM; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 56649124413     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10920684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/FOC.2008.25.10.E3     Document Type: Article

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