Unusual cause of seizure

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 298-300

  Gouin, Serge ^a,b   Patel, Hema ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b MONTREAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Camphor ingestion; seizure; Vicks VapoRub ingestion

Indexed keywords

CAMPHOR; DIAZEPAM; LORAZEPAM; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN;

ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; CHILD; EPILEPTIC STATE; FEMALE; GRAND MAL EPILEPSY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NEUROTOXICITY; RECTAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SEIZURE;

EID: 0029785169     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006565-199608000-00016     Document Type: Article

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