Phenytoin: effective but insidious therapy for epilepsy in people with intellectual disability
By: Iivanainen, M.
Series: Journal of Intellectual Disability Research 42 supplement 1 1998: 24-31. 1998Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volume Subject(s): DRUG THERAPY | EFFECTS | EPILEPSYSummary: Pheytoin (5.5 diphenylhydantoin), which has been in use for 60 years, is still an important antepileptic drug. Pheytoin is effective for treating generalised tonic-clonic seizures partial seizures with or without generalisation, and convulsive status epilepticus. Over the years many new and even serious adverse effects of phenytoin have been recognised. [AJ].Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Pheytoin (5.5 diphenylhydantoin), which has been in use for 60 years, is still an important antepileptic drug. Pheytoin is effective for treating generalised tonic-clonic seizures partial seizures with or without generalisation, and convulsive status epilepticus. Over the years many new and even serious adverse effects of phenytoin have been recognised. [AJ].
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