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FURTHER EXPERIENCES WITH THE USE OF SODIUM DIPHENYL HYDANTOINATE IN THE TREATMENT OF CONVULSIVE DISORDERS

Published Online:https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.96.5.1023

In 227 of 267 patients previously refractory to other forms of therapy, sodium diphenyl hydantoinate has been found to be an effective, non-sedative and relatively non-toxic means of controlling or reducing convulsive seizures over periods varying from two months to two years. A more prolonged study on a larger series of cases is necessary to establish its place in the treatment of patients with convulsive seizures.

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