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Participants
Start Date
August 31, 2007
Primary Completion Date
September 30, 2009
Study Completion Date
September 30, 2009
Levetiracetam
Levetiracetam group will receive a loading dose of 20 mg/kg IV(rounded to nearest 250mg) to a maximum of 2000mg, then started on maintenance dose (1000 mg,IV q 12h) as prophylaxis for seven days.
Phenytoin
The group will receive a loading dose of fosphenytoin 20 mg/kg IV to a maximum of 2000 mg, then started on maintenance dose of 5mg/kg/day, rounded to nearest 100mg dose, IV, q 12h for seven days.
University of Cincinnati Hospital, Cincinnati
Mayfield Clinic & Spine Institute
OTHER
University of Cincinnati
OTHER