Intra-arterial verapamil-induced seizures: case report and review of the literature

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 483-486

  Westhout, Franklin D ^a   Nwagwu, Chiedozie I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aneurysm; Cerebral angiogram; Seizures; Tonic clonic seizures; Vasospasm

Indexed keywords

MIDAZOLAM; NIMODIPINE; PHENYTOIN; VERAPAMIL;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA; ANEURYSM CLIP; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; ARTERY SPASM; ARTICLE; ATAXIC APHASIA; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; BRAIN VASOSPASM; CASE REPORT; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRANIOTOMY; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HEMIPARESIS; HEMODILUTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; NAUSEA; SEIZURE; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; VOMITING;

ADULT; ANTICONVULSANTS; APHASIA, BROCA; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRA-ARTERIAL; MIDAZOLAM; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; SEIZURES; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; VASODILATOR AGENTS; VASOSPASM, INTRACRANIAL; VERAPAMIL;

EID: 34147147663     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surneu.2006.08.070     Document Type: Article

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