| Literature DB >> 16864836 |
U K Misra1, Jayantee Kalita, Rajesh Patel.
Abstract
Sixty-eight patients with convulsive status epilepticus (SE) were randomly assigned to two groups to study the efficacy of sodium valproate (VPA) and phenytoin (PHT). Seizures were aborted in 66% in the VPA group and 42% in the PHT group. As a second choice in refractory patients, VPA was effective in 79% and PHT was effective in 25%. The side effects in the two groups did not differ. Sodium valproate may be preferred in convulsive SE because of its higher efficacy.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 16864836 DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000224880.35053.26
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neurology ISSN: 0028-3878 Impact factor: 9.910