Antiepileptic drugs as prophylaxis for post-craniotomy seizures

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2013, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Pulman, Jennifer ^a   Greenhalgh, Janette ^a   Marson, Anthony G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; VALPROIC ACID; ZONISAMIDE; CARBAMAZEPINE; ISOXAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

BRAIN SURGERY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CRANIOTOMY; DIZZINESS; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FATALITY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SCREENING; FATIGUE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; NAUSEA; PATHOGENESIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; REVIEW; SAMPLE SIZE; SEIZURE; SKIN IRRITATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC);

ANTICONVULSANTS; CARBAMAZEPINE; CRANIOTOMY; HUMANS; ISOXAZOLES; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SEIZURES; VALPROIC ACID;

EID: 84875531004     PISSN: 14651858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007286.pub2     Document Type: Review

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