Stevens-Johnson syndrome induced by levetiracetam

Seizure

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 823-825

  Zou, Li Ping ^a,b   Ding, Chang Hong ^b   Song, Zhen Jiang ^b   Li, Xiao Feng ^b  

^a CHINESE PLA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

^b CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Adverse reaction; Antiepileptic drug hypersensitivity syndrome; Levetiracetam; Oxcarbazepine; Stevens Johnson syndrome

Indexed keywords

ETIRACETAM; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; OXCARBAZEPINE; PHENOBARBITAL; TOPIRAMATE;

ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CALORIC INTAKE; CARDIOPULMONARY INSUFFICIENCY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECONDARY INFECTION; SEIZURE; STEVENS JOHNSON SYNDROME;

ANTICONVULSANTS; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; PIRACETAM; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SEIZURES; STEVENS-JOHNSON SYNDROME;

EID: 84867888665     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: 15322688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2012.09.005     Document Type: Article

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