Rapid termination of intraoperative stimulation-evoked seizures with application of cold Ringer's lactate to the cortex

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 349-351

  Sartorius, Carl J ^b   Berger, Mitchel S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Brain tumor; Seizure; Stimulation mapping

Indexed keywords

BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; RINGER LACTATE SOLUTION;

ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN MAPPING; BRAIN TUMOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INDUCED HYPOTHERMIA; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE;

EID: 0031930330     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.1998.88.2.0349     Document Type: Article

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