Who is at risk for prolonged seizures?

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 22, Issue 5 SUPPL., 2007, Pages

  Shinnar, Shlomo ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Prolonged seizures; Seizure risk; Status epilepticus

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; DIAZEPAM; LORAZEPAM; MIDAZOLAM; PLACEBO; TIAGABINE;

ANAMNESIS; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE DURATION; EARLY INTERVENTION; EMERGENCY CARE; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTIC STATE; FEBRILE CONVULSION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOME CARE; HUMAN; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEIZURE; ARTICLE; DRUG RESISTANT EPILEPSY; EMERGENCY WARD; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE ASSESSMENT; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SEIZURES; STATUS EPILEPTICUS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34250617898     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073807303065     Document Type: Review

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