Terlipressin causing a hyponatraemic seizure [2]

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 665-

  Dunwoodie, Elaine ^a   Jowett, Sarah ^a  

^a BRADFORD ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORATE; TERLIPRESSIN;

CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ESOPHAGUS VARICES; HUMAN; HYPONATREMIA; LETTER; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PRIMARY BILIARY CIRRHOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; SERUM OSMOLALITY; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL; THERAPY EFFECT; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ESOPHAGEAL AND GASTRIC VARICES; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; HYPONATREMIA; LIGATION; LYSINE VASOPRESSIN; MIDDLE AGED; SEIZURES; SHOCK, SEPTIC; SODIUM; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS;

EID: 34247399112     PISSN: 00365521     EISSN: 15027708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365520701191849     Document Type: Letter

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