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Levetiracetam versus phenytoin for second-line treatment of paediatric convulsive status epilepticus (EcLiPSE): a multicentre, open-label, randomised trial

BACKGROUND: Phenytoin is the recommended second-line intravenous anticonvulsant for treatment of paediatric convulsive status epilepticus in the UK; however, some evidence suggests that levetiracetam could be an effective and safer alternative. This trial compared the efficacy and safety of phenytoi...

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Autores principales: Lyttle, Mark D, Rainford, Naomi E A, Gamble, Carrol, Messahel, Shrouk, Humphreys, Amy, Hickey, Helen, Woolfall, Kerry, Roper, Louise, Noblet, Joanne, Lee, Elizabeth D, Potter, Sarah, Tate, Paul, Iyer, Anand, Evans, Vicki, Appleton, Richard E
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6551349/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31005385
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(19)30724-X