Massive tongue swelling in refractory status epilepticus treated with high-dose pentobarbital

Neurocritical Care

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 73-75

  Ji, Teng ^a   Zubkov, Alexander Y ^a   Wijdicks, Eelco F M ^a   Manno, Edward M ^a   Rabinstein, Alejandro A ^a   Kotagal, Suresh ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Antiepileptic drugs; Coma; Macroglossia; Pentobarbital; Status epilepticus; Tongue swelling

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE; ETIRACETAM; FOSPHENYTOIN SODIUM; MIDAZOLAM; PENTOBARBITAL; PHENOBARBITAL; VALPROIC ACID; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMA; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTIC STATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TONGUE SWELLING; TREATMENT DURATION; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DOSE RESPONSE; GLOSSITIS;

CHILD; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; GLOSSITIS; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; PENTOBARBITAL; STATUS EPILEPTICUS;

EID: 63249099611     PISSN: 15416933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12028-008-9072-0     Document Type: Article

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