Adult convulsive status epilepticus in the developing country of Honduras

Seizure

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 363-367

  Skinner, Holly J ^a,b   Dubon Murcia, Sofia A ^b   Thompson, Arnold R ^b   Medina, Marco T ^b   Edwards, Jonathan C ^a   Nicholas, Joyce S ^a   Holden, Kenton R ^a,b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL AUTONOMOUS UNIVERSITY OF HONDURAS   (Honduras)

Author keywords

Adults; Convulsive status epilepticus; Developing country; Epidemiology; Epilepsy; Honduras; Seizure

Indexed keywords

CLONAZEPAM; DIAZEPAM; MIDAZOLAM; PHENYTOIN; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ECLAMPSIA; EPILEPTIC STATE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HONDURAS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ADOLESCENT; AGE; AGED; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; MIDDLE AGED; ONSET AGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEIZURES; STATUS EPILEPTICUS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; ANTICONVULSANTS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HONDURAS; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEIZURES; STATUS EPILEPTICUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955316165     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2010.05.007     Document Type: Article

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