Intravenous levetiracetam in the treatment of benzodiazepine refractory status epilepticus

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 588-589

  Knake, S ^a   Gruener, J ^a   Hattemer, K ^a   Klein, K M ^a   Bauer, S ^a   Oertel, W H ^a   Hamer, H M ^a   Rosenow, F ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; DIAZEPAM; ETIRACETAM; LORAZEPAM; MIDAZOLAM; PHENYTOIN; PROPOFOL; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; PIRACETAM;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EPILEPTIC STATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOADING DRUG DOSE; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG RESISTANCE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTICONVULSANTS; BENZODIAZEPINES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG RESISTANCE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY, COMPLEX PARTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PIRACETAM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATUS EPILEPTICUS;

EID: 42449088099     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2007.130260     Document Type: Article

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