Cognitive effects of phenytoin during monotherapy and after withdrawal.
We studied the psychomotor performance of 10 seizure-free epileptics during a fixed monotherapy with phenytoin and after its withdrawal. Our findings suggests some adverse effects of phenytoin which seem reversible after withdrawal.
D000328:Adult; D001288:Attention / Q000187:drug effects; D003071:Cognition / Q000187:drug effects*; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D010672:Phenytoin / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011597:Psychomotor Performance / Q000187:drug effects; D013375:Substance Withdrawal Syndrome / Q000523:psychology*; D013997:Time Factors
D010672:Phenytoin