Severe seizures associated with traumatic brain injury managed by controlled hypothermia, pharmacologic coma, and mechanical ventilation in a dog: Case report

Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 629-634

  Hayes, Galina M ^a,b  

^a Western Veterinary Specialist Centre   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canine; Cooling; Head trauma

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRAIN INJURY; CASE REPORT; COMA; DOG; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; INDUCED HYPOTHERMIA; INJURY; SEIZURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; BRAIN INJURIES; COMA; DOGS; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HYPOTHERMIA, INDUCED; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; SEIZURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 72649085561     PISSN: 14793261     EISSN: 14764431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-4431.2009.00478.x     Document Type: Article

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