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Clinical value of therapeutic drug monitoring for levetiracetam in pediatric patients with epilepsy.

Yoshiaki YamamotoAkiko OhtaNaotaka UsuiKatsumi ImaiYoshiyuki KagawaYukitoshi Takahashi
Published in: Brain & development (2023)
LEV pharmacokinetics are significantly different between infant and preschool children, so TDM of LEV is clinically useful in these patients. In pediatric patients at higher risk for CKD, glomerular filtration rate and LEV levels should be carefully monitored.
Keyphrases
  • end stage renal disease
  • chronic kidney disease
  • ejection fraction
  • newly diagnosed
  • young adults