Electrographic tachyphylaxis to etomidate and ketamine used for refractory status epilepticus controlled with isoflurane

Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 269-272

  Kofke, W Andrew ^a,b   Bloom, Marc J ^a   Van Cott, Anne ^a   Brenner, Richard P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute tolerance; Anesthesia; Epilepsy; Etomidate; Ketamine; Status epilepticus

Indexed keywords

ETOMIDATE; ISOFLURANE; KETAMINE;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EPILEPTIC STATE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TACHYPHYLAXIS;

EID: 0030834935     PISSN: 08984921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008506-199707000-00012     Document Type: Article

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