Safety of rapid intravenous infusion of valproate loading doses in epilepsy patients

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 147-153

  Venkataraman, Vijay ^a   Wheless, James W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Intravenous infusion; Safety; Seizures; Status epilepticus; Valproate

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; CLONAZEPAM; FELBAMATE; FOSPHENYTOIN SODIUM; GABAPENTIN; LAMOTRIGINE; METHYLPHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG SAFETY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTIC STATE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INJECTION PAIN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TIME FACTORS; VALPROIC ACID;

EID: 0033010127     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-1211(99)00005-4     Document Type: Article

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