A case of near-drowning: A case for routine cerebral monitoring

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 463-466

  Ponnusamy, V ^a   Beach, Rc ^a   Blake, J ^a   Clarke, P ^a  

^a NORFOLK AND NORWICH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brain monitoring; Intensive care; Neurophysiology; Seizures

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPTIC STATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE; MONITORING; NEAR DROWNING; PARALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDATION; SEIZURE;

DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; NEAR DROWNING; STATUS EPILEPTICUS;

EID: 77249162737     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2009.01556.x     Document Type: Article

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