Comparative audit of intravenous lorazepam and diazepam in the emergency treatment of convulsive status epilepticus in children

Seizure

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 141-144

  Wassmer, E ^a   Qureshi, A ^a   Davies, P ^a   Berry, K ^a   Whitehouse, W P ^a  

^a BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Emergency treatment; Lorazepam; Status epilepticus

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM; LORAZEPAM; PARALDEHYDE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; THIOPENTAL;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CANNULA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EMERGENCY WARD; EPILEPTIC STATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0036287648     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/seiz.2001.0635     Document Type: Article

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