Etophylline as a proconvulsant

Convulsive Therapy

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 196-198

  Girish, K ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVULSANT AGENT; DRUG DERIVATIVE; ETOFYLLINE; THEOPHYLLINE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; LITHIUM; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; SUXAMETHONIUM; THEOPHYLLINE DIETHANOLAMINE; THIOPENTAL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DRUG SAFETY; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEIZURE; SEIZURE THRESHOLD;

ADULT; CHILD; CONVULSANTS; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; THEOPHYLLINE;

EID: 0029658312     PISSN: 07498055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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