Pharmacological management of convulsive status epilepticus in children

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 207-210

  Scott, Rod C ^a,b   Neville, Brian G R ^a  

^a GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Wolfson Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CLOMETHIAZOLE; DIAZEPAM; ETOMIDATE; ISOFLURANE; KETAMINE; LIDOCAINE; LORAZEPAM; MAGNESIUM; MANNITOL; MIDAZOLAM; PARALDEHYDE; PHENYTOIN; PROPOFOL; THIOPENTAL;

DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG BRAIN LEVEL; EPILEPTIC STATE; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRANASAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SEIZURE; SHORT SURVEY; SUBLINGUAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ANTICONVULSANTS; BARBITURATES; BENZODIAZEPINES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHLORMETHIAZOLE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; PARALDEHYDE; PHENYTOIN; STATUS EPILEPTICUS;

EID: 0033024891     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0012162299000407     Document Type: Short Survey

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