Continuous EEG monitoring in a paediatric intensive care unit

European Journal of Paediatric Neurology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 70-75

  Hyllienmark, Lars ^a,b   Åmark, Per ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Children; EEG; Status epilepticus

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BETAMETHASONE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLOBAZAM; CLONAZEPAM; ETHOSUXIMIDE; ETIRACETAM; FOSPHENYTOIN SODIUM; LAMOTRIGINE; LIDOCAINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MIDAZOLAM; OXYGEN; PHENOBARBITAL; PREDNISOLONE; THIOPENTAL; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID; VIGABATRIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANOXIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTIC STATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE MONITORING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL RATE; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; MALE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; SEIZURES;

EID: 33847184520     PISSN: 10903798     EISSN: 15322130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2006.11.005     Document Type: Article

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