Effects of benzodiazepines on triphasic waves implications for nonconvulsive status epilepticus

Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 345-352

  Fountain, Nathan B ^a,b   Waldman, Wendy A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Benzodiazepines; Hepatic encephalopathy; Nonconvulsive status epilepticus; Triphasic waves

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPTIC STATE; FEMALE; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NEUROTRANSMISSION; THALAMUS;

EID: 0035197534     PISSN: 07360258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004691-200107000-00006     Document Type: Article

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