Seizure Prophylaxis in Traumatic Brain Injury: A Comparative Study of Levetiracetam and Phenytoin Cerebrospinal Fluid Levels in Trauma Patients with Signs of Increased Intracranial Pressure Requiring Ventriculostomy

Background One of the most common life-threatening injuries to trauma patients arriving in the emergency department (ED) is traumatic brain injury (TBI). Traditionally, intravenous medications have been given as seizure prophylaxis in patients demonstrating signs of increased intracranial pressure (...

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Autores principales: Zampella, Bailey, Patchana, Tye, Wiginton, James G, Brazdzionis, James, Billings, Marc, Archambeau, Benjamin, Avila, Alfonso, Wang, Jeffrey, Wacker, Margaret, Miulli, Dan E
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2019
Materias:
Trauma
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6825487/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31723543
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.5784

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6825487/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31723543
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.5784

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