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A Comparison of Seizure Prophylaxis: Phenytoin Versus Levetiracetam

Phenytoin and levetiracetam are both antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) used for seizure prophylaxis. However, to date, there is a paucity of literature comparing their relative efficacies. In this narrative review, we seek to determine if there is greater advantage between the two AEDs, levetiracetam and p...

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Autores principales:	Fiani, Brian, Andraos, Christopher, Mabry, Iveth, Siddiqi, Javed
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Cureus 2021
Materias:	Neurology
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8191640/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34123653 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.14956

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