Nonconvulsive Status Epilepticus in Terminally Ill Patients-A Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenge

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 200-205

  Lorenzl, Stefan ^a   Mayer, Simon ^a   Noachtar, Soheyl ^a   Borasio, Gian Domenico ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

borders of therapy; case reports; NCSE; Status epilepticus; terminally ill; treatment

Indexed keywords

ETIRACETAM; LAMOTRIGINE; LORAZEPAM; MIDAZOLAM; PHENYTOIN; VALPROIC ACID;

AD?LT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPTIC STATE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; HUMAN; MALE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EPILEPSY, GENERALIZED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 47549090073     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2007.10.006     Document Type: Article

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