1.
Neurology
; 77(15): e88-92, 2011 Oct 11.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-21987645
Subject(s)
Seizures/complications , Seizures/diagnosis , Tremor/complications , Tremor/diagnosis , Adult , Diagnosis, Differential , Diagnostic Techniques, Ophthalmological , Disease Progression , Electroencephalography , Humans , Lung/diagnostic imaging , Lung/pathology , Magnetic Resonance Imaging/methods , Male , Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A/blood , Retinal Detachment/complications , Retinal Detachment/diagnosis , Tomography, X-Ray Computed/methods
2.
South Med J
; 84(10): 1199-204, 1991 Oct.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-1925719
ABSTRACT
We studied the clinical features of 85 cases of phenytoin toxicity in 76 patients treated at a general hospital. Serum levels of phenytoin on admission ranged from 30.3 to 95.0 micrograms/mL (median, 46.5). Iatrogenic causes of intoxication were common and included increased daily dosage and intravenous loading in the emergency room for single seizures in patients with subtherapeutic serum phenytoin levels. The most frequent neurologic findings were nystagmus (95%), ataxia (88%), lethargy (22%), and seizures (19%). Outcome was usually good, but three patients had serious complications.
