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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 (...
Autores principales: | Zampella, Bailey, Patchana, Tye, Wiginton, James G, Brazdzionis, James, Billings, Marc, Archambeau, Benjamin, Avila, Alfonso, Wang, Jeffrey, Wacker, Margaret, Miulli, Dan E |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Cureus
2019
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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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