Nonconvulsive status epilepticus during cephalosporin therapy

Neuropsychobiology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 218-222

  Primavera, Alberto ^a   Cocito, Leonardo ^a   Audenino, Daniela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cefepime; Ceftazidime; Cephalosporin; Emergent electroencephalogram; Nonconvulsive status epilepticus

Indexed keywords

CEFEPIME; CEFTAZIDIME; LORAZEPAM;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSCIOUSNESS; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPTIC STATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CEPHALOSPORINS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE; STATUS EPILEPTICUS;

EID: 2342568875     PISSN: 0302282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000077370     Document Type: Article

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