Prolonged convulsions treated with bucal midazolam in a setting of mentally retarded patients with refractory epilepsy;Tratamiento de las convulsiones prolongadas con midazolam intrabucal en una población de pacientes con discapacidad grave y epilepsia rebelde

Neurologia

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 411-413

  Meléndez Plumed, Rosa ^a   Batista, D ^a   Font, D ^a   Bausa T ^a   Hijano, A ^a   Rocha, A ^a   Elias, C ^a  

^a HOSPITAL JOSEP TRUETA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Buccal administration; Midazolam; Prolonged seizures; Status epilepticus

Indexed keywords

HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; MIDAZOLAM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTIC STATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SEIZURE;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MALE; MENTALLY DISABLED PERSONS; MIDAZOLAM; MIDDLE AGED; SEIZURES; STATUS EPILEPTICUS;

EID: 37349102179     PISSN: 02134853     EISSN: 15781968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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