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SUBMITTER: Grinspan ZM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5875334 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Grinspan Zachary M ZM Shellhaas Renée A RA Coryell Jason J Sullivan Joseph E JE Wirrell Elaine C EC Mytinger John R JR Gaillard William D WD Kossoff Eric H EH Valencia Ignacio I Knupp Kelly G KG Wusthoff Courtney C Keator Cynthia C Ryan Nicole N Loddenkemper Tobias T Chu Catherine J CJ Novotny Edward J EJ Millichap John J Berg Anne T AT
JAMA pediatrics 20180401 4
<h4>Importance</h4>More than half of infants with new-onset epilepsy have electroencephalographic and clinical features that do not conform to known electroclinical syndromes (ie, nonsyndromic epilepsy). Levetiracetam and phenobarbital are the most commonly prescribed medications for epilepsy in infants, but their comparative effectiveness is unknown.<h4>Objective</h4>To compare the effectiveness of levetiracetam vs phenobarbital for nonsyndromic infantile epilepsy.<h4>Design, setting, and parti ...[more]