title: Practice of prophylactic anticonvulsant treatment in head injury.
abstract: The policy of patient selection for prophylactic anticonvulsant treatment has been evaluated retrospectively in 124 head-injured patients admitted consecutively for rehabilitation after primary neurosurgical treatment. Prophylaxis had been instituted in about 60% (51/83) of high risk patients and in about 30% (12/41) of the patients who did not belong to the high risk categories. The use of existing risk data as guidelines for decisions about anticonvulsant prophylaxis is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Loewenstein Rehabilitation Hospital, Ra'anana Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Israel.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Soroker
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Groswasser
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Costeff
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications; D003399:Craniotomy; D004834:Epilepsy, Post-Traumatic / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D012307:Risk Factors; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000150:complications; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000150:complications
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants