Continuous infusion of midazolam in the treatment of refractory geralized convulsive status epilepticus

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 177-182

  Ulvi, H ^a   Yoldas, T ^a   Mungen B ^a   Yigiter, R ^a  

^a FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anticonvulsants; Midazolam; Neurologic emergencies; Status epilepticus

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; DIAZEPAM; DOPAMINE; MIDAZOLAM; PENTOBARBITAL; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; THIAMINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMATOMA; BRAIN HYPOXIA; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSCIOUSNESS; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPTIC STATE; FEMALE; GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; HYPOTENSION; HYPOXIA; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALE; OXYGEN SATURATION; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; SEIZURE; TRAUMATIC EPILEPSY; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS; VIRUS ENCEPHALITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTICONVULSANTS; BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG RESISTANCE; FEMALE; GABA MODULATORS; HEART RATE; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MIDAZOLAM; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATION; STATUS EPILEPTICUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036808157     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100720200058     Document Type: Article

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