Seizure induced by a small dose of fentanyl

Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 55-56

  Fujimoto, Takahiro ^a   Nishiyama, Tomoki ^a   Hanaoka, Kazuo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Electroencephalogram; Fentanyl; Seizure

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; ISOFLURANE; NICARDIPINE; OXYGEN; PHENYTOIN; PROPRANOLOL; THIAMYLAL; VECURONIUM;

AGED; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; LAMINOPLASTY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SEIZURE; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY;

AGED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FENTANYL; HUMANS; SEIZURES; SPINAL OSTEOPHYTOSIS;

EID: 0037259194     PISSN: 09138668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005400300009     Document Type: Article

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