Epidemiology of status epilepticus in a rural area of northern Italy: A 2-year population-based study

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 12, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 897-902

  Vignatelli, Luca ^a   Rinaldi, R ^b,c   Galeotti, M ^c   De Carolis, P ^c   D'Alessandro, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c Ospedale di Lugo   (Italy)

Author keywords

Etiology; Incidence; Prognosis; Status epilepticus; Therapy

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLOBAZAM; DIAZEPAM; GABAPENTIN; LORAZEPAM; MIDAZOLAM; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; PROPOFOL;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPILEPTIC STATE; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RURAL AREA; SEX DIFFERENCE; URBANIZATION;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTICONVULSANTS; DATA COLLECTION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ITALY; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DISTRIBUTION; STATUS EPILEPTICUS; URBANIZATION;

EID: 27744485271     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2005.01073.x     Document Type: Article

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