Cefepime-induced non-convulsive status epilepticus n a peritoneal dialysis patient

Pediatric Nephrology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 445-447

  Alpay, Harika ^a   Altun, Özge ^a   Biyikli, Karaaslan ^a,b  

^a MARMARA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cefepime; Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis; Non convulsive status epilepticus

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEFEPIME; DIAZEPAM; PHENYTOIN; SULTAMICILLIN;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CONFUSION; CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPTIC STATE; FLAPPING TREMOR; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SINUSITIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VOMITING;

ADOLESCENT; CEPHALOSPORINS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS, CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY; STATUS EPILEPTICUS;

EID: 1842688102     PISSN: 0931041X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00467-003-1333-8     Document Type: Article

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