Effect of sedative and hypnotic doses of propofol on the EEG activity of patients with or without a history of seizure disorders

Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 335-340

  Wang, Baoguo ^a,c   Bai, Qin ^b   Jiao, Xiping ^a   Wang, Enzhen ^a   White, Paul F ^c  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Electroencephalogram; Propofol; Seizure

Indexed keywords

PROPOFOL;

ADULT; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDATION; SEIZURE;

EID: 0030722968     PISSN: 08984921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008506-199710000-00008     Document Type: Article

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