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Dilantin (Phenytoin Sodium)

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Phenytoin is an anticonvulsant used for the treatment and prevention of generalized tonic-clonic seizures, complex partial seizures, and seizures related to neurosurgical procedures.

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

    Maria J. Borja MD

  2. Department of Radiology, University of Chicago, Pritzker Medical School, Chicago, IL, USA

    Daniel Thomas Ginat MD, MS

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  1. Department of Radiology, University of Chicago, Pritzker Medical School, Chicago, Illinois, USA

    Daniel Thomas Ginat

  2. Department of Radiology, Lahey Clinic, Burlington, Massachusetts, USA

    Juan E. Small

  3. Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    Pamela Whitney Schaefer

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Borja, M.J., Ginat, D.T. (2015). Dilantin (Phenytoin Sodium). In: Ginat, D., Small, J., Schaefer, P. (eds) Neuroimaging Pharmacopoeia. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-12715-6_27

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