Childhood convulsive status epilepticus: Epidemiology, management and outcome

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 115, Issue SUPPL.186, 2007, Pages 21-24

  Neville, B G R ^a,b   Chin, R F M ^a   Scott, R C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Wolfson Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Childhood; Convulsive status epilepticus; Epidemiology; Management

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; DIAZEPAM; LORAZEPAM; MIDAZOLAM; PARALDEHYDE; PHENYTOIN;

COMMUNITY CARE; CONFERENCE PAPER; EPILEPTIC STATE; EPILEPTOGENESIS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MORTALITY; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; CHILD; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ENCEPHALITIS; FEBRILE CONVULSION; INFANT; NEWBORN; ONSET AGE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; STANDARD; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PEDIATRICS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATUS EPILEPTICUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; AGE OF ONSET; BENZODIAZEPINES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; ENCEPHALITIS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENCE; SEIZURES, FEBRILE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33847761163     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: 16000404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.2007.00805.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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