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Phenytoin intoxication with no symptoms correlated with serum drug level: a case study.
The Pan African medical journal - 1 Jan 2015
Avcil Mucahit, Duman Ali, Turkdogan Kenan Ahmet, Kapci Mucahit, Akoz Ayhan, Canakci Selcuk Eren, Ozluer Yunus Emre
Abstract excerpt
In high-dose intake of phenytoin, which is used frequently to treat epilepsy, nystagmus, diplopia, nausea-vomiting, lethargy, confusion, seizure, and coma can be observed. In recent studies on phenytoin intoxication, in which seizure and coma were observed in drug levels greater than 50 ug/mL. The serum phenytoin level of a patient, who consumed approximately 100 pcs of 100 mg phenytoin tablets in an effort to...
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