Effect of general anesthesia in patients with epilepsy: A population-based study

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 87-89

  Benish, Sarah M ^a   Cascino, Gregory D ^a   Warner, Mary E ^a   Worrell, Gregory A ^a   Wass, C Thomas ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; General anesthesia; Proconvulsant; Seizures

Indexed keywords

ATRACURIUM; BENZODIAZEPINE; BUPIVACAINE; CARNITINE; CISATRACURIUM; CLONAZEPAM; FENTANYL; ISOFLURANE; KETAMINE; LAMOTRIGINE; LIDOCAINE; LORAZEPAM; NITRAZEPAM; NITROUS OXIDE; PHENYTOIN; PROPOFOL; SEVOFLURANE; THIOPENTAL; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID; VECURONIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLONIC SEIZURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS CALLOSUM TRANSSECTION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DRUG SAFETY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; HUMAN; INFANT; INHALATION ANESTHESIA; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHESIA; LENNOX GASTAUT SYNDROME; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOCLONUS SEIZURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POPULATION RESEARCH; SEIZURE; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEIZURES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 72949087316     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2009.10.015     Document Type: Article

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