Levetiracetam versus (fos)phenytoin for seizure prophylaxis in pediatric patients with intracranial hemorrhage: Clinical article

Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 209-215

  Bansal, Seema ^a   Blalock, Dan ^b   Kebede, Tewodros ^a   Dean, Nathan P ^c   Carpenter, Jessica L ^a  

^a Department of Neurology ^*  (United States)

^b GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Intracranial hemorrhage; Levetiracetam; Neurocritical care; Phenytoin; Prophylaxis; Seizure

Indexed keywords

BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; ETIRACETAM; FOSPHENYTOIN SODIUM; MIDAZOLAM; PENTOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CHILD; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LOADING DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RASH; SCHOOL CHILD; SEDATION; SEIZURE;

ADOLESCENT; ANTICONVULSANTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGES; MALE; PHENYTOIN; PIRACETAM; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEIZURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84893444992     PISSN: 19330707     EISSN: 19330715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2013.10.PEDS13256     Document Type: Article

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