Phenytoin-induced visual disturbances mimicking Delirium Tremens in a child

European Journal of Paediatric Neurology

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 460-463

  Marín, Laura López ^a   García Peñas, Juan José ^a   Herguedas, Julian Lara ^b   Gutiérrez Solana, Luis González ^a   Ruiz Falcó, Mariluz ^a   Rodriguez, Anna Duat ^a   Extremera, Verónica Cantarín ^a  

^a HOSPITAL INFANTIL UNIVERSITARIO NIÑO JESÚS   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO PUERTA DE HIERRO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adverse events; Antiepileptic drugs; Delirium tremens; Febrile seizures plus; Phenytoin; Visual hallucinations

Indexed keywords

CLOBAZAM; DIAZEPAM; PHENYTOIN; VALPROIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DELIRIUM TREMENS; DRUG TOXICITY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPTIC STATE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEBRILE CONVULSION; HUMAN; LOADING DRUG DOSE; MALE; MISSENSE MUTATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTLESSNESS; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; VIRUS ENCEPHALITIS; VISUAL HALLUCINATION;

ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL DELIRIUM; ANTICONVULSANTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HALLUCINATIONS; HUMANS; MALE; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; PHENYTOIN; SEIZURES; SODIUM CHANNELS;

EID: 77956652474     PISSN: 10903798     EISSN: 15322130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2010.05.008     Document Type: Article

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