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Treating Status Epilepticus: Phenytoin Versus Levetiracetam
For decades, phenytoin has been the drug of choice for the treatment of epilepsy but also the second-line treatment for status epilepticus (SE). However, newer antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) have emerged as safer alternatives for the suppression of seizures. Consequently, phenytoin has recently fallen u...
Autores principales: | Dell'Aquila, Jason, Soti, Varun |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Cureus
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8492029/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34659919 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.18515 |
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