Treatment strategies in the postictal state

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 188-190

  Krauss, Gregory ^a   Theodore, William H ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Delirium; Epilepsy; Postictal; Psychosis; Seizures; Treatment

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; CHLORPROMAZINE; CLOMIPRAMINE; CLOZAPINE; ETHOSUXIMIDE; ETIRACETAM; FLUOXETINE; FLUPHENAZINE; GABAPENTIN; HALOPERIDOL; LAMOTRIGINE; LORAZEPAM; MAPROTILINE; PAROXETINE; PERPHENAZINE; PHENELZINE; PHENYTOIN; PIMOZIDE; QUETIAPINE; RISPERIDONE; SERTRALINE; TOPIRAMATE; TRANYLCYPROMINE; TRAZODONE; TRIFLUOPERAZINE; UNINDEXED DRUG; VALPROIC ACID; VENLAFAXINE; VIGABATRIN; ZONISAMIDE;

AGGRESSION; AGITATION; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CONFUSION; DELIRIUM; DRUG OVERDOSE; HUMAN; HYPERAMMONEMIA; METABOLIC DISORDER; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; POSTICTAL STATE; PSYCHOSIS; REVIEW; SEIZURE; SEIZURE THRESHOLD; SIDE EFFECT; SYSTEMIC DISEASE; TRAINING;

CONFUSION; DELIRIUM; HUMANS; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; RISK FACTORS; SEIZURES;

EID: 77957371568     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2010.06.030     Document Type: Review

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