Convulsive and nonconvulsive status epilepticus in children

Current Treatment Options in Neurology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 262-272

  Abend, Nicholas S ^a   Marsh, Eric ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE; CARNITINE; DESFLURANE; DIAZEPAM; ETIRACETAM; FOSPHENYTOIN SODIUM; INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT; ISOFLURANE; KETAMINE; LIDOCAINE; LORAZEPAM; MIDAZOLAM; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADJUVANT THERAPY; BRADYCARDIA; BRAIN DISEASE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DRUG BRAIN LEVEL; DRUG DOSE ESCALATION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG DOSE SEQUENCE; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG METABOLISM; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EARLY INTERVENTION; EPILEPTIC STATE; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; HEART ARREST; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; HYPOTHERMIA; HYPOXEMIA; INJECTION SITE IRRITATION; LIVER TOXICITY; LOADING DRUG DOSE; NONCONVULSIVE EPILEPTIC STATE; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RASH; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 66749157090     PISSN: 10928480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11940-009-0030-8     Document Type: Review

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