M J Painter

Summary

Affiliation: Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Phenobarbital compared with phenytoin for the treatment of neonatal seizures
    M J Painter
    Department of Pediatrics and Neurology, University of Pittsburgh, Children s Hospital of Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
    N Engl J Med 341:485-9. 1999

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  1. ncbi Phenobarbital compared with phenytoin for the treatment of neonatal seizures
    M J Painter
    Department of Pediatrics and Neurology, University of Pittsburgh, Children s Hospital of Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
    N Engl J Med 341:485-9. 1999
    ..Seizures occur in 1 to 2 percent of neonates admitted to an intensive care unit. The treatment is usually with either phenobarbital or phenytoin, but the efficacy of the two drugs has not been compared directly...