Prophylactic administration of levetiracetam accelerates consciousness level and neurological recovery after neurosurgical operation with supratentorial craniotomy – Preliminary report

Background: Seizure frequency after neurosurgery with craniotomy has been widely reported. Postoperative consciousness recovery may be prolonged in such cases due to seizures or factors related to the underlying pathology and/or surgical procedures. However, it remains unclear whether prophylactic a...

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Main Authors: Nobuo Kutsuna, Kotaro Makita, Takamichi Katsuhara, Kosei Goto, Goro Kido, Yukihide Kagawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-06-01
Series:Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214751920305995