Inappropriate emergency management of status epilepticus in children contributes to need for intensive care

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 75, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1584-1588

  Chin, R F M ^a   Verhulst, L ^b   Neville, B G R ^a   Peters, M J ^b   Scott, R C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE; DIAZEPAM; LORAZEPAM;

ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; EMERGENCY WARD; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTIC STATE; FEBRILE CONVULSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ALGORITHMS; ANTICONVULSANTS; BENZODIAZEPINES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; MALE; PATIENT ADMISSION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; STATUS EPILEPTICUS; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 7244221418     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2003.032797     Document Type: Article

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