Death from seizures induced by chronic alcohol abuse-Does it exist?

Seizure

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 379-383

  Christoffersen, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Chronic alcohol abuse; Death; Seizure

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; AUTOPSY; BITE; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEATH; DEFECATION; EPILEPSY; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MICTURITION; POLICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEIZURE; SUDDEN DEATH; TONGUE;

ALCOHOLISM; DEATH; HUMANS; REVIEW LITERATURE; SEIZURES;

EID: 34249700595     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2007.02.013     Document Type: Review

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