A Randomized, Double-Blind Study of Phenytoin for the Prevention of Post-Traumatic Seizures
- 23 August 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 323 (8) , 497-502
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199008233230801
Abstract
Antiepileptic drugs are commonly used to prevent seizures that may follow head trauma. However, previous controlled studies of this practice have been inconclusive.This publication has 16 references indexed in Scilit:
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