Very high dose phenobarbital for refractory status epilepticus

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 90, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2597-2600

  Tiamkao, Somsak ^a,b   Mayurasakorn, Nattakarn ^a   Suko, Panit ^a   Jitpimolmard, Suthipun ^a   Arunpongpaisal, Suwanna ^a   Phuttharak, Warinthorn ^a   Auevitchayapat, Narong ^a   Vannaprasaht, Suda ^a   Tiamkao, Siriporn ^a   Phunikhom, Kutcharin ^a   Chaiyakum, Aporanee ^a   Saengsuwan, Jiamjit ^a  

^a KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Refractory status epilepticus; Treatment; Very high dose phenobarbital

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; HEPARIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; CEREBRAL SINUS THROMBOSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPTIC STATE; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; HERPES SIMPLEX ENCEPHALITIS; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; PNEUMONIA; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTICONVULSANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHENOBARBITAL; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATUS EPILEPTICUS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 38649092736     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: 01252208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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