Rescue therapy with high-dose oral phenobarbitone loading for refractory status epilepticus

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 46, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 17-22

  Wilmshurst, Jo M ^a   Van Der Walt, Jan Stefan ^b   Ackermann, Sally ^a   Karlsson, Mats O ^c   Blockman, Marc ^b  

^a RED CROSS WAR MEMORIAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Enteral phenobarbitone; Pharmacokinetics; Status epilepticus

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE; DIAZEPAM; LORAZEPAM; MIDAZOLAM; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; THIOPENTAL;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EPILEPTIC STATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LOADING DRUG DOSE; MALE; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTH AFRICA;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENTERAL NUTRITION; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PHENOBARBITAL;

EID: 76249098747     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2009.01611.x     Document Type: Article

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