An Evaluation of the Clinical Use of Phenytoin for Preventing Early Post-Traumatic Seizures in Traumatic Brain Injury Patients

Authors

Sierra Debenham, Brigham Young University
Dr. Erin Bigler, Brigham Young University

Keywords

phenytoin, early post-traumatic seizures, traumatic brain injury, patients

College

Family, Home, and Social Sciences

Department

Psychology

Abstract

I evaluated the Montreal General Hospital’s use of the anti-seizure medication phenytoin in all traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients admitted to the hospital over the course of 2 years. I then evaluated the information to evaluate how effective the phenytoin treatment was in preventing early TBI.

Recommended Citation

Debenham, Sierra and Bigler, Dr. Erin (2013) "An Evaluation of the Clinical Use of Phenytoin for Preventing Early Post-Traumatic Seizures in Traumatic Brain Injury Patients," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2013: Iss. 1, Article 541.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2013/iss1/541