Levetiracetam compared to phenytoin for the prevention of postoperative seizures after craniotomy for intracranial tumours in patients without epilepsy

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 99-100

  Kern, K ^a   Schebesch, K M ^a   Schlaier, J ^a   Hansen, E ^a   Feigl, G C ^a   Brawanski, A T ^a   Lange, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anticonvulsants; Craniotomy; Levetiracetam; Phenytoin; Seizure

Indexed keywords

ETIRACETAM; PHENYTOIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOTOMY; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG EFFICACY; EPILEPSY; EVENING DOSAGE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTRACRANIAL TUMOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEIZURE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CRANIOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHENYTOIN; PIRACETAM; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEIZURES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855204949     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: 15322653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2011.07.021     Document Type: Article

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