What is Phenytoin?
Phenytoin is an antiarrhythmic and anticonvulsant agent that is used for the management of generalized tonic-clonic (grand mal), complex partial seizures; and for the prevention of seizures following head trauma/neurosurgery. Off label it is used for neuropathic pain.
Reasons taken & Efficacy
| Reasons taken | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seizures | 6 |
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2 | |||
| Seizures (grand mal/tonic-clonic) | 4 |
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2 | |||
| Other | 3 |
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1 | ||||
| Pain, face | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Headaches | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Tremors | 1 | 0 |
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Side Effects
Dosages
Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Did not seem to work
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2 | 33% |
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Side effects too severe
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2 | 33% |
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Doctor's advice
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1 | 17% |
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Course of treatment ended
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1 | 17% |
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Patient Evaluations
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- webguy1958
- Sex: M
- Sensation: Severe
- Overall: Severe
- Cognition: severe
- Vision: severe
- Speech: moderate
- Swallowing: severe
- Upper limb: moderate
- Walking: severe
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- webguy1958
- 200 mg daily
- since Oct 06, 2009
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Efficacy
Can't tell
for Seizures
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Side Effects
None
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- sista
- Sex: F
- Sensation: Moderate
- Overall: Moderate
- Cognition: moderate
- Vision: moderate
- Speech: moderate
- Swallowing: moderate
- Upper limb: moderate
- Walking: moderate
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- sista
- 300 mg daily
- since Nov 13, 2009
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Efficacy
Major
for Seizures
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Side Effects
None
- Advice/Tips take when perscibed See full evaluation
See all 5 patient evaluations
Report created on November 23, 2009.