Buccal midazolam for treatment of prolonged seizures in children

Brain and Development

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 275-278

  Kutlu, Nurettin Onur ^a   Dogrul, Mehmet ^a   Yakinci, Cengiz ^a   Soylu, Hanifi ^a  

^a INONU UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Buccal; Child; Emergency; Midazolam; Seizure

Indexed keywords

MIDAZOLAM;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EPILEPTIC STATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 0037614694     PISSN: 03877604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0387-7604(02)00230-9     Document Type: Article

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