Approach to seizures in the neonatal period: A European perspective

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 497-501

  Vento, M ^a   De Vries, Ls ^b   Alberola, A ^a   Blennow, M ^c   Steggerda, S ^d   Greisen, G ^e   Boronat, N ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA FE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Amplitude integrated EEG; Anticonvulsant drugs; Newborn; Seizures

Indexed keywords

BUMETANIDE; CLONAZEPAM; DIAZEPAM; ETIRACETAM; LIDOCAINE; MIDAZOLAM; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN DERIVATIVE; PHOSPHENYTOIN; TOPIRAMATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EUROPE; HUMAN; NEWBORN DISEASE; NEWBORN PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEIZURE; SHORT SURVEY;

ANTICONVULSANTS; EUROPE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES; PHENOBARBITAL; SEIZURES;

EID: 77649208875     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2009.01659.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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