Importance of early recognition and treatment of generalised convulsive status epilepticus

The Lancet Neurology

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 667-668

  Treiman, David M ^a  

^a BARROW NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM; LORAZEPAM;

DRUG MECHANISM; EMERGENCY CARE; EPILEPTIC STATE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LETTER; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); STATUS EPILEPTICUS;

EID: 46849093011     PISSN: 14744422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1474-4422(08)70142-X     Document Type: Letter

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