Dramatic Improvement in Seizures With Phenytoin Treatment in an Individual With Refractory Epilepsy and a SCN1B Variant.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2020.03.012
Abstract: Abstract We describe an individual with refractory epilepsy with myoclonic-atonic seizures (EMAS) and a suspected pathogenic variant in SCN1B, who had substantial improvement with phenytoin treatment. It is unknown whether SCN1B-related epilepsy improves or worsens… read more here.
Keywords: epilepsy; improvement; refractory epilepsy; individual refractory ... See more keywords
Use of phenytoin for treatment of tacrolimus toxicity with superimposed sepsis
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DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2020-234839
Abstract: A 40-year-old woman with a history of chronic graft-versus-host-disease on immunosuppression with tacrolimus presented to the hospital with somnolence, confusion and muscle cramps over a few days. She was found to have hypertension, hyperglycaemia and… read more here.
Keywords: treatment tacrolimus; tacrolimus toxicity; use phenytoin; tacrolimus ... See more keywords