Emergency EEG and factors associated with nonconvulsive status epilepticus

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 93, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 359-362

  Khan, Raja B ^a   Yerremsetty, Pavan K ^a   Lindstrom, Deborah ^a   McGill, Lora J ^a  

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Author keywords

Emergency EEG; Epilepsy; Nonconvulsive status epilepticus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EPILEPTIC STATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATUS EPILEPTICUS;

EID: 0035491470     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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