Status epilepticus induced by star fruit intoxication in patients with chronic renal disease

Seizure

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 521-525

  Tsai, Meng Han ^a   Chang, Wen Neng ^a   Lui, Chun Chung ^a   Chung, Kun Jung ^a   Hsu, Kuo Tai ^a   Huang, Chi Ren ^a   Lu, Cheng Hsien ^a   Chuang, Yao Chung ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Chronic renal disease; Neurotoxicity; Star fruit; Status epilepticus

Indexed keywords

PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; PROPOFOL; VALPROIC ACID;

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN SCINTISCANNING; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLUM INFARCTION; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; EPILEPTIC STATE; FATALITY; FEMALE; FOOD POISONING; FRUIT; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FOOD POISONING; FRUIT; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STATUS EPILEPTICUS;

EID: 27644499695     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2005.08.004     Document Type: Article

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