Generalised convulsive status epilepticus in Singapore: Clinical outcomes and potential prognostic markers

Seizure

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 202-205

  Rathakrishnan, Rahul ^a   Sidik, Novalia Purnama ^b   Chan, Yiong Huak ^c   Wilder Smith, Einar P ^d  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^d NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Prognostic markers; Status epilepticus

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE; GLUCOSE; POTASSIUM;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVULSION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; EPILEPTIC STATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SEIZURE; SINGAPORE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERGLYCEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINGAPORE; STATUS EPILEPTICUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 61349107292     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2008.09.005     Document Type: Article

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