Phenytoin versus Leviteracetam for Seizure Prophylaxis after brain injury – a meta analysis

BACKGROUND: Current standard therapy for seizure prophylaxis in Neuro-surgical patients involves the use of Phenytoin (PHY). However, a new drug Levetiracetam (LEV) is emerging as an alternate treatment choice. We aimed to conduct a meta-analysis to compare these two drugs in patients with brain inj...

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Autores principales: Zafar, Syed Nabeel, Khan, Abdul Ahad, Ghauri, Asfar Ayaz, Shamim, Muhammad Shahzad
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3406949/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22642837
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2377-12-30

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3406949/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22642837
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2377-12-30

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