Childhood Status Epilepticus and Excitotoxic Neuronal Injury

Pediatric Neurology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 253-257

  Tsuchida, Tammy N ^a   Barkovich, A James ^a   Bollen, Andrew W ^a   Hart, Amy P ^b   Ferriero, Donna M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; DIAZEPAM; FOSPHENYTOIN SODIUM; LAMOTRIGINE; PHENYTOIN; VALPROIC ACID;

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BRAIN CORTEX; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLUM; CONVULSION; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; EPILEPTIC STATE; EXCITOTOXICITY; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NERVE INJURY; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THALAMUS;

BRAIN; CELL DEATH; CHILD; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; GLIOSIS; HUMANS; NEURONS; NEUROTOXINS; STATUS EPILEPTICUS;

EID: 34247099419     PISSN: 08878994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2006.12.005     Document Type: Article

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