Pregnancy-precipitated status epilepticus: A rare presentation of MELAS syndrome [5]

Neurology India

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 82-84

  Sikdar, Sunandan ^a   Sahni, Vaibhav ^b   Miglani, Amit ^a   Daga, M ^a  

^a LOK NAYAK HOSPITAL   (India)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; LORAZEPAM;

ADULT; ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; BRAIN RADIOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISORDERS OF MITOCHONDRIAL FUNCTIONS; EPILEPTIC STATE; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LETTER; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MELAS SYNDROME; MUSCLE BIOPSY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREGNANCY DISORDER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33846991608     PISSN: 00283886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0028-3886.30440     Document Type: Letter

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