Aetiology, course and outcome of children admitted to paediatric intensive care with convulsive status epilepticus: A retrospective 5-year review

Seizure

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 305-312

  Hussain, Nahin ^a   Appleton, Richard ^a   Thorburn, Kent ^b  

^a Roald Dahl EEG Unit   (United Kingdom)

^b ALDER HEY CHILDREN'S NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Convulsive; Intensive care; Review; Status epilepticus

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLONAZEPAM; LAMOTRIGINE; MIDAZOLAM; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; THIOPENTAL; VALPROIC ACID; VIGABATRIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; CHILD; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; EPILEPTIC STATE; FEBRILE CONVULSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ANTICONVULSANTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; MALE; PATIENT ADMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATUS EPILEPTICUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34247210997     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2007.01.007     Document Type: Article

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