Sudden unexplained death in epilepsy during physical activity

Current Sports Medicine Reports

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 13-15

  Harrison, Bradley K ^a   Asplund, Chad ^b  

^a EISENHOWER ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOSPHENYTOIN SODIUM; LORAZEPAM; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTIC STATE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SEIZURE; SUDDEN DEATH;

ADULT; DEATH, SUDDEN; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY;

EID: 33846957766     PISSN: 1537890X     EISSN: 15378918     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11932-007-0005-z     Document Type: Article

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