Acute liver failure following levetiracetam therapy for seizure prophylaxis in traumatic brain injury

Abstract

This case report investigates an uncommon occurrence of drug induced acute liver injury directly associated with the administration of levetiracetam in a patient following traumatic brain injury.

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Syed, A. and Adams, C. (2012) Acute liver failure following levetiracetam therapy for seizure prophylaxis in traumatic brain injury. Case Reports in Clinical Medicine, 1, 42-45. doi: 10.4236/crcm.2012.12010.

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