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Neonatology (Perinatology)
Experience and pharmacokinetics of Levetiracetam in Korean neonates with neonatal seizures
Jae Won Shin, Yun Seob Jung, Kyungsoo Park, Soon Min Lee, Ho Seon Eun, Min Soo Park, Kook In Park, Ran Namgung
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2017;60(2):50-54.   Published online February 27, 2017
Purpose

The aims of this study were to evaluate the safety and pharmacokinetics of levetiracetam (LEV) in neonates with seizures and to establish a population pharmacokinetics (PPK) model by using the software NONMEM.

Methods

A retrospective analysis of 18 neonatal patients with seizures, who were treated with LEV, including 151 serum samples, was performed. The mean loading dose was 20 mg/kg, followed by...

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