Phenobarbitone dosage in neonatal convulsions.
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Phenobarbitone dosage in neonatal convulsions.
In order to find the optimal dosage schedule of phenobarbitone for neonatal convulsions, four groups of patients were studied. Twelve infants (group 1) received a mean phenobarbitone dose of 9.5 mg/kg a day given intramuscularly for 3 days followed by 5.8 mg/kg a day given intramuscularly and then orally. Six infants (group 2) received a mean intravenous loading dose of 9.5 mg/kg followed by 6....
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Disease in Childhood
سال: 1982
ISSN: 0003-9888,1468-2044
DOI: 10.1136/adc.57.9.653