Status epilepticus

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 338, Issue 14, 1998, Pages 970-976

  Lowenstein, Daniel H ^a   Alldredge, Brian K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BARBITURIC ACID; BENZODIAZEPINE; CLOMETHIAZOLE; DIAZEPAM; DOBUTAMINE; FOSPHENYTOIN SODIUM; LIDOCAINE; LORAZEPAM; MIDAZOLAM; PARALDEHYDE; PENTOBARBITAL; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; PROPOFOL; THIOPENTAL; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTIC STATE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PHLEBITIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECTAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; REVIEW; SEIZURE;

ALGORITHMS; ANTICONVULSANTS; BENZODIAZEPINES; HUMANS; PROGNOSIS; STATUS EPILEPTICUS;

EID: 0032473911     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199804023381407     Document Type: Review

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