Treatment of status epilepticus in children

Pediatric Annals

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 376-383

  Wheless, James W ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b Memorial Hermann Children's Hospital   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; DIAZEPAM; FOSPHENYTOIN SODIUM; LORAZEPAM; MIDAZOLAM; PENTOBARBITAL; PHENOBARBITAL; PROPOFOL; VALPROIC ACID;

CARDIOTOXICITY; CELL DAMAGE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG SAFETY; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTIC STATE; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOTENSION; HYPOXIA; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEUROPROTECTION; PATHOGENESIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; REVIEW; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SEDATION; SEIZURE; SIDE EFFECT; STANDARDIZATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 2942566379     PISSN: 00904481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/0090-4481-20040601-08     Document Type: Review

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