Partial seizure provoked by hyperbaric oxygen therapy: Possible mechanisms and implications

Epilepsia

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 974-976

  Doherty, Michael J ^a,b   Hampson, Neil B ^a  

^a VIRGINIA MASON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Epilepsy Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Hyperbaric; Radiation necrosis; Seizure

Indexed keywords

CLONAZEPAM; PHENYTOIN; STEROID; TEMOZOLOMIDE; VALPROIC ACID; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; BRAIN RADIATION; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DYSARTHRIA; FOCAL EPILEPSY; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; HYPERSALIVATION; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARESIS; PARESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION NECROSIS; SYMPTOM;

ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; EPILEPSIES, PARTIAL; HUMANS; HYPERBARIC OXYGENATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECROSIS; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL;

EID: 20544448599     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2005.69804.x     Document Type: Article

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