Refractory status epilepticus - Magnesium as rescue therapy

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 962-

  Pandey, M ^a   Gupta, A ^a   Baduni, N ^a   Vijfdar, H ^a   Sinha, S ^a   Jain, A ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CLONAZEPAM; LAMOTRIGINE; MAGNESIUM; MIDAZOLAM; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; THIOPENTAL; MAGNESIUM SULFATE;

ADULT; ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; EPILEPTIC STATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; SEIZURE; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; TREATMENT FAILURE; VASOCONSTRICTION; ADOLESCENT; PROCEDURES; RISK FACTOR; SALVAGE THERAPY; STATUS EPILEPTICUS;

ADOLESCENT; ANTICONVULSANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; RISK FACTORS; SALVAGE THERAPY; STATUS EPILEPTICUS;

EID: 77956478469     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: 14480271     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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