Pharmacokinetic behavior of phenytoin in head trauma and cerebrovascular accident patients in an iranian population

Objective: Acute brain injury is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Phenytoin has been commonly used as an anticonvulsant agent for the treatment or prophylaxis of seizures following acute brain injury. After a severe head injury, several pharmacokinetic changes occur. T...

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Main Authors: Shahnaz Alimardani, Sima Sadrai, Hamidreza Taghvaye Masoumi, Pooneh Salari, Atabak Najafi, Behzad Eftekhar, Mojtaba Mojtahedzadeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Journal of Research in Pharmacy Practice
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Online Access:http://www.jrpp.net/article.asp?issn=2319-9644;year=2017;volume=6;issue=4;spage=217;epage=222;aulast=Alimardani