Sudden asystole during craniotomy: Unrecognized phenytoin toxicity

Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 42-45

  Berry, James M ^a   Kowalski, Alicia ^a   Fletcher, Stephen A ^a   Berry, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac arrest; Cerebral ischemia; Cerebral protection; Phenytoin; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ALPRAZOLAM; ATROPINE; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; IBUPROFEN; NIMODIPINE; PETHIDINE; PHENYTOIN;

ADULT; ANEURYSM SURGERY; ARTICLE; ASYSTOLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAIN PROTECTION; CARDIOTOXICITY; CASE REPORT; CRANIOTOMY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG OVERDOSE; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE;

EID: 0032913260     PISSN: 08984921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008506-199901000-00008     Document Type: Article

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