Role of Intravenous Levetiracetam in Acute Seizure Management

• Autore principale: Batool F. Kirmani (auth)
• Natura: Elettronico Capitolo di libro
• Lingua: inglese
• Pubblicazione: Frontiers Media SA 2014
• Serie: Frontiers Research Topics
• Soggetti: Neurology & clinical neurophysiology; Anticonvulsants; Treatment; Epilepsy; acute seizure management; levetiracetam
• Accesso online: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Intractable epilepsy still remains the main issue despite new advances in medical and surgical treatment of epilepsy. Acute seizure management in a timely manner is crucial to prevent irreversible brain damage. Benzodiazepines still remain the first initial treatment to abort the seizure activity. T...