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This chapter reviews the evidence and guideline recommendation for seizure prophylaxis in commonly encounter neuroICU diagnoses including traumatic brain injury, subarachnoid hemorrhage, postoperative patients, stroke, intracerebral hemorrhage, and more.
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Rivera, A., Seto, S., Barra, M.E. (2022). Seizure Prophylaxis in the NeuroICU . In: Albin, C.S., Zafar, S.F. (eds) The Acute Neurology Survival Guide. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-75732-8_61
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