hydantoin/hemorrhage

This is the first patient report of maternal ingestion of anticonvulsants associated with the triad of fetal hydantoin syndrome, neuroblastoma, and hemorrhagic disease. The neuroblastoma, a neural crest tumor, is the fourth of such origin reported after in utero exposure to phenytoin, suggesting

Following an open pilot study, BW 245C , a hydantoin prostaglandin analogue, was given by mouth in an aqueous solution to six healthy volunteers. The subjects received BW 245C 50 and 150 micrograms and placebo on separate occasions according to a double blind randomised design. Heart rate, blood

Thrombocytopenia, defined as a platelet count less than 150 000/µL, occurs as a result of decreased production, sequestration, or peripheral destruction. Drug-induced thrombocytopenia is a clinically important adverse drug event involving many drugs including hydantoins. This report details an acute

OBJECTIVE Intracranial subdural hematoma is a rare complication following spinal anesthesia. The diagnosis is usually difficult because initial symptoms are the same of post-dural puncture headache. The objective was to report a case of early diagnosed subdural hematoma after spinal anesthesia

A few neonates born to mothers receiving anticonvulsant drugs during pregnancy have shown defects in vitamin K dependent clotting factors with or without clinical bleeding. Experimentally, phenytoin (diphenyl hydantoin, DPH) has induced clotting defects in cats and inhibited production of clotting

Using PIVKA-II and Hepaplastin test, 5 neonates exposed to anticonvulsant drugs in utero were assessed 5 days after birth. None showed any sign of clinical bleeding, but all had PIVKA-II values over 1 microgram/ml. In controls, only 96 of 1,166 (8.2%) neonates had PIVKA-II values over 1

Infections with Flaviviridae viruses, such as hepatitis C virus (HCV) and dengue virus (DENV) pose global health threats. Infected individuals are at risk of developing chronic liver failure or haemorrhagic fever respectively, often with a fatal outcome if left untreated. Diseases caused by