Extensive apoptosis in a case of intractable infantile status epilepticus

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 85, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 305-310

  Cherian, Koshi A ^a   Weidenheim, Karen ^a   Legatt, Alan D ^a   Shifteh, Keivan ^a   Abbott, I Richmond ^a   Moshé, Solomon L ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Epilepsy surgery; Infant; Status epilepticus

Indexed keywords

FOSPHENYTOIN SODIUM; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PENTOBARBITAL; PHENOBARBITAL; PYRIDOXINE; VALPROIC ACID;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN NECROSIS; CASE REPORT; EPILEPTIC STATE; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INFANT; INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTICONVULSANTS; APOPTOSIS; BRAIN; DRUG RESISTANCE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSIES, PARTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; STATUS EPILEPTICUS;

EID: 67650395282     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2009.03.009     Document Type: Article

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