A case of seizure-related bradycardia and asystole

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 582-584

  Smith Demps, Carletta ^a   Jagoda, Andy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Asystole; Bradycardia; Dysrhythmias; Epilepsy; Seizures

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; FOSPHENYTOIN SODIUM; HEART ENZYME; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; MULTIVITAMIN; PHENYTOIN; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; THIAMINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASYSTOLE; BRADYCARDIA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG ABUSE; EMERGENCY WARD; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL; SEIZURE; SUDDEN DEATH;

EID: 0031683487     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-6757(98)90224-8     Document Type: Article

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