Seizures, illicit drugs, and ethanol

Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 333-338

  Brust, John C M ^a  

^a Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; AMPHETAMINE; BUPRENORPHINE; BUTORPHANOL; COCAINE; CODEINE; DEXAMPHETAMINE; DIAMORPHINE; FENTANYL; HYDROCODONE; ILLICIT DRUG; LEVORPHANOL; METHADONE; METHAMPHETAMINE; METHYLPHENIDATE; MORPHINE; NALOXONE; NALTREXONE; OPIATE DERIVATIVE; OXYCODONE; OXYMORPHONE; PAREGORIC; PENTAZOCINE; PETHIDINE; PSYCHOSTIMULANT AGENT; RECREATIONAL DRUG; SEDATIVE AGENT; TRIPELENNAMINE; STREET DRUG;

ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG INTOXICATION; HUMAN; HYPOCALCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; KIDNEY FAILURE; NONHUMAN; SEIZURE; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; REVIEW;

ETHANOL; HUMANS; SEIZURES; STREET DRUGS;

EID: 53449093678     PISSN: 15284042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11910-008-0051-9     Document Type: Article

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