Seizure Prophylaxis in Young Patients Following Traumatic Brain Injury.

Ahmed Abdel-Aziz BaheyTalat ChughtaiAyman El-MenyarVishwajit VermaGustav StrandvikMohammad AsimRafael ConsunjiBasil YounisAshok ParchaniSandro RizoliHassan Al-Thani

Published in: Journal of emergencies, trauma, and shock (2024)

In this study, the prophylactic use of phenytoin in TBI was ineffective in preventing EOS. Large-scale matched studies and well-defined hospital protocols are needed for the proper utility of phenytoin post-TBI.

Keyphrases

traumatic brain injury
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
severe traumatic brain injury
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
emergency department