Subclinical status epilepticus in a child after closed head injury

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 449-451

  Beni, Liana ^a   Constantini, Shlomo ^a   Matoth, Israel ^a   Pomeranz, Shlomo ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; PHENYTOIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPTIC STATE; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029866509     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199603000-00022     Document Type: Article

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