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Phenytoin toxicity secondary to friend's advice!!
Annals of Indian Psychiatry, 2019 It is very common that antiepileptic prescription in substance induced seizure, however Phenytoin abuse is very rare. We report a case of 25 year old man with a known diagnosis of polysubstance abuse.
Jisha Myalil Lucca, Kishore M, Shruthi S
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Phenytoin induced Chorea: commonly used antiepileptic drug causing a rare movement disorder [PDF]
Asia Pacific Journal of Medical Toxicology, 2020 Background: Phenytoin, a commonly prescribed antiepileptic drug, causes side effects like ataxia, tremor, hirsutism, gum hyperplasia, insomnia, confusion, headache and vertigo when used for longer duration.
Rambhupal NAGIREDDY +3 more
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Frontiers in Neurology, 2022 BackgroundPhenytoin is widely used as primary seizure prophylaxis in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in patients undergoing myeloablative conditioning with busulfan. Because of the negative side effects of phenytoin, we abandoned phenytoin use in
R. S. Germeraad +4 more
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Effect of Topical Phenytoin in Treatment of Corneal Epithelial Defect in Rabbits [PDF]
Trends in Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2018 Re-epithelialization of corneal epithelium is a major problem in delayed corneal wound healing. Phenytoin has been used topically for different type of cutaneous wounds and ulcers.
Masoomeh Eghtedari +2 more
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Toxicology Reports, 2022 Background: Cigarette smoke increases the metabolism of phenytoin, a widely used anti-epileptic agent, by inducing cytochrome P450 enzymes in the liver. Therefore, cigarette smoke may reduce the clinical effect of phenytoin.
P.N. Valodia
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Clinical pharmacology and therapy, 2020 Phenytoin is an antiepileptic drug with a narrow therapeutic index and large interpatient pharmacokinetic variability, partly due to genetic variation in CYP2C9.
J. Karnes +14 more
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Does long‐term phenytoin have a place in Dravet syndrome?
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, 2022 Anti‐seizure medications that block sodium channels are generally considered contraindicated in Dravet syndrome. There is, however, considerable debate about the sodium‐channel blocker phenytoin, which is often used for status epilepticus, a frequent ...
George A. Zographos +2 more
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Journal of Bahria University Medical and Dental College, 2023 Objective: To evaluate antioxidant effect of Virgin Coconut Oil (VCO) and Corn Oil (CO) on germinal thickness (GT) in rats induced with phenytoin toxicity. Study design and setting: An Experimental Longitudinal study was done at AL-Tibri Medical College
Khalique-ur- Rehman +5 more
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Sertraline and Phenytoin Drug Interaction in a Geriatric Patient [PDF]
, 2017 This report presents the case of a 78-year-old man residing in a nursing home who presented with a 2-month history of increasing lethargy and confusion. These symptoms coincided with the initiation of sertraline in the patient.
Caprio, Thomas V. +4 more
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