Safety of Diastat when given at larger-than-recommended doses for acute repetitive seizures

Neurology

Volumn 56, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 1112-

  Brown, L ^a   Bergen, D C ^b   Kotagal, P ^c   Groves, L ^d   Carson, D ^d  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d ELAN PHARMACEUTICALS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; SEIZURE; SOMNOLENCE;

EID: 0035942313     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.56.8.1112     Document Type: Article

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