Anticonvulsant drug therapy after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: A critically appraised topic

Neurologist

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 397-399

  Riordan, Katherine C ^a   Wingerchuk, Dean M ^a   Wellik, Kay E ^a   Zimmerman, Richard S ^b   Sirven, Joseph I ^a   Noe, Katherine H ^a   Patel, Bhavesh M ^b   Demaerschalk, Bart M ^a  

^a Division of Education Administration   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Aneurysm; anticonvulsants; comparative effectiveness; critically appraised topic; evidence based medicine; prevention; seizures; subarachnoid hemorrhage

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; TIRILAZAD;

ADULT; ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; BRAIN ARTERY ANEURYSM; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; GLASGOW OUTCOME SCALE; HUMAN; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SACCULAR ANEURYSM; SEIZURE; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE;

ANTICONVULSANTS; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RISK FACTORS; SEIZURES; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78650805870     PISSN: 10747931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NRL.0b013e3181efc92f     Document Type: Article

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