Treatment with phenobarbital and monitoring of epileptic patients in rural Mali

• Main Authors: Nimaga K. (Author), Desplats D. (Author), Doumbo O. (Author), Farnarier G. (Author)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: The World Health Organization, 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: To assess the efficacy of phenobarbital treatment for epileptic patients in rural Mali. METHODS: Epileptic patients were treated at home with phenobarbital at daily dosages ranging from 50 mg for children to 200 mg for adults and their condition was monitored. Advice was given to patients...