Comparison of levetiracetam with phenytoin for the prevention of intravenous busulfan-induced seizures in hematopoietic cell transplantation recipients

PURPOSE: Busulfan is used as a conditioning regimen for hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and is known to cause seizures as a side effect. As various anticonvulsant drugs have been reported, we conducted a retrospective investigation regarding the preventive effects and adverse events associat...

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Autores principales: Akiyama, Kana, Kume, Tetsuo, Fukaya, Masafumi, Shiki, Ikue, Enami, Terukazu, Tatara, Raine, Shino, Michihiro, Ikeda, Takashi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6132870/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30083882
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00280-018-3659-8