Treatment of status epilepticus with electroconvulsive therapy

Journal of ECT

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 30-32

  Cline, J Scott ^a   Roos, Karen ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electroconvulsive therapy; Status epilepticus

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ETIRACETAM; FELBAMATE; FOSPHENYTOIN SODIUM; LORAZEPAM; OXCARBAZEPINE; PENTOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMA; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPTIC STATE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; VIRUS ENCEPHALITIS;

ADULT; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; STATUS EPILEPTICUS;

EID: 34247648178     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: 15334112     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.yct.0000263260.36915.2a     Document Type: Article

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