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Cognitive effects of phenytoin during monotherapy and after withdrawal
Author(s) -
Gallassi R.,
Morreale A.,
Lorusso S.,
Ferrari M.,
Procaccianti G.,
Lugaresi E.,
Baruzzi A.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
acta neurologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.967
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1600-0404
pISSN - 0001-6314
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1987.tb07930.x
Subject(s) - phenytoin , psychomotor learning , anesthesia , adverse effect , medicine , epilepsy , cognition , anticonvulsant , psychology , pharmacology , psychiatry
— 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.