Post-operative myoclonic seizures with sevoflurane

Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 83-84

  Singh, Madhavi ^a   Ravindra, P S ^a   Gopinath, Ramachandran ^a  

^a NIZAM'S INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; MIDAZOLAM; OXYGEN; SEVOFLURANE; VALPROIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ARTERIAL BLOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CASE REPORT; CONSULTATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MYOCLONUS SEIZURE; OXYGEN THERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; VENOUS BLOOD; VITAL SIGN;

EID: 44449126163     PISSN: 09709185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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