Neonatal seizures: Treatment and treatment variability in 31 United States pediatric hospitals

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 148-154

  Blume, Heidi K ^a   Garrison, Michelle M ^a   Christakis, Dimitri A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Antiepileptic drugs; Neonatal seizure; Phenobarbital; Seizure treatment

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; DIAZEPAM; ETIRACETAM; FELBAMATE; FOSPHENYTOIN SODIUM; GABAPENTIN; LAMOTRIGINE; LORAZEPAM; MIDAZOLAM; OXCARBAZEPINE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; PYRIDOXINE; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID; ZONISAMIDE;

ARTICLE; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PLANNING; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DISEASE; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEIZURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNITED STATES;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTICONVULSANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PHENOBARBITAL; PYRIDOXINE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEIZURES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 59649111265     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073808321056     Document Type: Article

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