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Pharmacology Tips for Commonly Used AEDS

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Pharmacology pearls including dosing, monitoring, considerations for levetiracetam, valproate, phenytoin, and lacosamide. Addresses dosing issues with phenytoin, behavioral side effect management of levetiracetam and hyperammonemia with valproate.

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  1. Department of Pharmacy, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

    Megan E. Barra

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  1. Department of Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA

    Catherine S.W. Albin

  2. Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA

    Sahar F. Zafar

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Barra, M.E. (2022). Pharmacology Tips for Commonly Used AEDS. In: Albin, C.S., Zafar, S.F. (eds) The Acute Neurology Survival Guide. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-75732-8_24

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