Cephalosporin-induced nonconvulsive status epilepticus in a uremic child

Pediatric Neurology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 135-139

  Chedrawi, Aziza K ^a   Gharaybeh, Salam I ^a   Al Ghwery, Saed A ^a   Al Mohaimeed, Sulaiman A ^a   Alshahwan, Saad A ^a  

^a The General Directorate of Armed Forces Health Services   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE; CEFTRIAXONE; DIAZEPAM; PHENYTOIN;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CLINICAL FEATURE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; EPILEPTIC STATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; SEPSIS; UREMIA;

EID: 1342281711     PISSN: 08878994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2003.07.006     Document Type: Article

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