Prevalence Causes Clinical features Investigations Therapy Prognosis

Therapy On recovery, fully conscious patients not on medication can be rapidly loaded with oral phenytoin (try 18 mg/kg). c Why? Few patients have side-effects (7.8%: 95% CI: 0.46% to 15%) c Phenytoin capsules or suspension are probably equally effective in loading patients who are conscious following a seizure. d

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