Effect of propofol on seizure-like phenomena and electroencephalographic activity in children with epilepsy vs children with learning difficulties

Anaesthesia

Volumn 61, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1040-1047

  Meyer, S ^a   Shamdeen, M G ^a   Kegel, B ^a   Mencke, T ^a   Gottschling, S ^a   Gortner, L ^a   Grundmann, U ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; PROPOFOL;

ADOLESCENT; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; BETA RHYTHM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SEDATION; SEIZURE; SPIKE WAVE; THETA RHYTHM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ANTICONVULSANTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; INFANT; LEARNING DISORDERS; MALE; PROPOFOL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEIZURES;

EID: 33750039167     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2006.04782.x     Document Type: Article

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