Risk factors and phenytoin prophylaxis for early post-traumatic seizures among patients with traumatic brain injury

Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 36-43

  Hup, Chan Kin ^a   Tharakan, John ^b   Pal, Hillol Kanti ^b   Khan, Naeem ^c   Chin, Tan Yew ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITI SAINS MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^c SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Brain research; Head injuries; Incidence; Phenytoin; Post traumatic epilepsy; Risk factors; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

PHENYTOIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTUBATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROPHYLAXIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SURVIVAL; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

EID: 78649767488     PISSN: 1394195X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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