Status epileptus after cranial CT with contrast media

Wisconsin Medical Journal

Volumn 96, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 46-48

  Drake, Timothy G ^a   Kerr, Harry D ^b  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b Emergency Dept/Admitting Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; GLUCOSE; LORAZEPAM;

AGED; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN TOMOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EPILEPTIC STATE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; BRAIN TUMOR; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; RADIOGRAPHY;

AGED; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CONTRAST MEDIA; HUMANS; MALE; STATUS EPILEPTICUS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0030608773     PISSN: 00436542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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