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DIPHENYLHYDANTOIN (DILANTIN) NEUROTOXICITY—A DECEPTIVE SYNDROME
Author(s) -
Ang Manuel K.,
Guiang Rudolfo,
Berger A. R.
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
journal of the american geriatrics society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.992
H-Index - 232
eISSN - 1532-5415
pISSN - 0002-8614
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1969.tb02354.x
Subject(s) - medicine , neurotoxicity , phenytoin , toxicity , spare part , anesthesia , epilepsy , intensive care medicine , psychiatry , business , marketing
A bstract Two patients are reported in whom diphenylhydantoin (Dilantin) neurotoxicity developed as a result of inadvertent overdosage. The clinical features indicative of such toxicity are emphasized. Prompt recognition of the condition can forestall permanent sequelae and spare the patient unnecessary or hazardous diagnostic procedures.