Efficacy of intravenous levetiracetam versus phenytoin in convulsive status epilepticus and acute repetitive seizures in children.

Mehmet Tolga Köle Safiye Gunes Sager Hatice Zeynel Yakup Cag Yasemin Akın

Published in: Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery (2022)

Our results support that the intravenous administration of levetiracetam as the second-line treatment for CSE and ARS in children is as effective as the intravenous administration of phenytoin.

Keyphrases

high dose
young adults
liver failure
high frequency
low dose
respiratory failure
drug induced
hepatitis b virus
combination therapy