An overview of Benzodiazepines in seizure management

Epilepsia

Volumn 39, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1998, Pages

  Henriksen, Olaf ^a,b  

^a National Center for Epilepsy   (Norway)

^b Statens Senter for Epilepsi   (Norway)

Author keywords

Antiepileptic drugs; Benzodiazepines; Seizure management; Tolerance; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CLOBAZAM; CLONAZEPAM; CLORAZEPATE DIPOTASSIUM; DIAZEPAM; LORAZEPAM; NITRAZEPAM; OXAZEPAM;

CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG PENETRATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTIC STATE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LIPOPHILICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RECTAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SEIZURE;

EID: 0031882219     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1998.tb05110.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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