Intensive care unit management of patients with status epilepticus

Epilepsia

Volumn 48, Issue SUPPL. 8, 2007, Pages 59-60

  Bleck, Thomas P ^a,b  

^a Evanston Northwestern Healthcare ^*  (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Levetiracetam; Lorazepam; Midazolam; Propofol; Status epilepticus; Valproate

Indexed keywords

ETIRACETAM; ISOFLURANE; LORAZEPAM; MIDAZOLAM; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; PROPOFOL; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID;

ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPTIC STATE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; PATIENT CARE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE;

ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANTICONVULSANTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG RESISTANCE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MIDAZOLAM; PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT; PHENOBARBITAL; PIRACETAM; PROPOFOL; STATUS EPILEPTICUS;

EID: 35748974166     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: 15281167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2007.01352.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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