Pathophysiology and Definitions of Seizures and Status Epilepticus

Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-13

  Huff, J Stephen ^a   Fountain, Nathan B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Epileptic syndromes; Seizure classification; Seizures; Status epilepticus

Indexed keywords

ACIDOSIS; BRAIN INJURY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; EPILEPTIC STATE; EPILEPTOGENESIS; FOCAL EPILEPSY; GENERALIZED CONVULSIVE STATUS EPILEPTICUS; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEIZURE;

EID: 78649420752     PISSN: 07338627     EISSN: 07338627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.emc.2010.08.001     Document Type: Review

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