Abstract | BACKGROUND: CASE: CONCLUSION: We suggest that the practice of routine use of phenytoin following brain surgery should be re-evaluated because the treatment may be neither essential nor without side effects.
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Authors | Reza Akhavan-Sigari, Veit Rohde, Mehdi Abili |
Journal | Journal of neurological surgery. Part A, Central European neurosurgery
(J Neurol Surg A Cent Eur Neurosurg)
Vol. 74 Suppl 1
Pg. e58-61
(Dec 2013)
ISSN: 2193-6323 [Electronic] Germany |
PMID | 23319329
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Copyright | Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York. |
Chemical References |
- Anticonvulsants
- Carbamazepine
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Topics |
- Adolescent
- Anticonvulsants
(adverse effects, therapeutic use)
- Brain Neoplasms
(pathology, surgery)
- Carbamazepine
(adverse effects, therapeutic use)
- Drug Eruptions
(pathology)
- Epilepsies, Partial
(etiology)
- Epilepsy, Tonic-Clonic
(etiology)
- Hemangioma, Cavernous, Central Nervous System
(pathology, surgery)
- Humans
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Male
- Neurosurgical Procedures
(adverse effects, methods)
- Parenteral Nutrition, Total
- Postoperative Complications
(therapy)
- Seizures
(etiology)
- Stevens-Johnson Syndrome
(etiology, therapy)
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