Detection of an epileptic mirror focus after oral application of clonidine

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 349-351

  Schmitt, H ^a   Druschky, K ^a   Hummel, C ^a   Stefan, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Complications, epilepsy; Sympathetic nervous system, clonidine

Indexed keywords

CLONIDINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPTIC FOCUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAGNETOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032777573     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/83.2.349     Document Type: Article

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