Potentially life-threatening ictal bradycardia in intractable epilepsy

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 32-35

  Odier, Céline ^a   Nguyen, Dang Khoa ^a   Bouthillier, Alain ^a   Giard, Normand ^a   Saint Hilaire, Jean Marc ^a   Cossette, Patrick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASYSTOLE; BRADYCARDIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; ICTAL BRADYCARDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEIZURE;

EID: 61349173996     PISSN: 03171671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0317167100006272     Document Type: Article

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