Risk Factors for Complications of Drug-Induced Seizures

Journal of Medical Toxicology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 16-23

  Thundiyil, Josef G ^a,b,c   Rowley, Freda ^b   Papa, Linda ^a   Olson, Kent R ^b   Kearney, Thomas E ^b  

^a ORLANDO REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Drug induced seizures; Overdose; Poison control center; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIAZEPAM; GLUCOSE; ISONIAZID; LORAZEPAM; MIDAZOLAM; PHENOBARBITAL;

ACIDOSIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; BRAIN INJURY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG EXPOSURE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EPILEPTIC STATE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT MONITORING; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SEIZURE; STUPOR; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAL SIGN;

ACIDOSIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CALIFORNIA; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOTENSION; HYPOXIA, BRAIN; MALE; OVERDOSE; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; POISON CONTROL CENTERS; POISONING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEIZURES; STATUS EPILEPTICUS; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952620068     PISSN: 15569039     EISSN: 19376995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13181-010-0096-4     Document Type: Article

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