Propofol for treatment of refractory seizures in dogs and a cat with intracranial disorders

Journal of Small Animal Practice

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 496-499

  Steffen, F ^a   Grasmueck, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; PROPOFOL;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAT; CAT DISEASE; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FEMALE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEIZURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; ANTICONVULSANTS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; PROPOFOL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEIZURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034328080     PISSN: 00224510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-5827.2000.tb03971.x     Document Type: Article

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