Comparing Efficacy and Safety of Levetiracetam Versus Phenytoin in Brain Injury: An Umbrella Review (P6-4.004)
Previous meta-analyses have compared the efficacy and safety of Levetiracetam versus Phenytoin in brain injury, producing varied results. This umbrella review aims to pool evidence from these meta-analyses to draw a definitive conclusion on which drug is safer and more effective for seizure prophylaxis after brain injury.
Authors
- Hassan Waseem (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3246-1592)
- Aimen Zulfikar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-0222-8349)
- Brandon Peter Lucke-Wold (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6577-4080)
- Fnu Deepak
- Muhammad Sohail (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7208-9441)
- Zain Ul Abideen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2395-0178)
- Azka Shahab
- Syeda Nimra Qadri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-6646-391X)
- Areeba Maryam
- Sania Aimen
- Zunaira Saeed
- Esha Chaudhary
- Sassi Abbasi
Institutions
- King Edward Medical University (PK)
- Rawalpindi Medical University (PK)
- Allama Iqbal Medical College (PK)
- Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (PK)
- Bolan University of Medical and Health Sciences (PK)
- Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical University (PK)
- University of Florida (US)
- Dow University of Health Sciences (PK)
- Bahria University (PK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Neurology
- Published
- 2025-04-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1212/wnl.0000000000212034
- Primary Topic
- Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00