Acute Drug Administration in Epilepsy: A Review

CNS Neuroscience and Therapeutics

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 442-448

  Wolf, Peter ^a  

^a DANISH EPILEPSY CENTRE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Benzodiazepines in epilepsy; Cluster prevention; Epilepsy; Intermittent antiepileptic treatment; Prolonged seizures; Seizure prevention; Seizure prodromes; Triggered seizures

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; CHLORAL HYDRATE; CLOBAZAM; DIAZEPAM; DICLOFENAC; IBUPROFEN; LORAZEPAM; MIDAZOLAM; PARACETAMOL; PHENOBARBITAL; PYRIDOXINE; VALPROIC ACID;

ACUTE DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ADD ON THERAPY; AGITATION; ATAXIA; BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; BLOOD PRESSURE; CATAMENIAL EPILEPSY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DIZZINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTIC STATE; FEBRILE CONVULSION; GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; HUMAN; JET LAG; LIFESTYLE; MYOCLONUS EPILEPSY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; REFLEX EPILEPSY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEDATION; SEIZURE; SEIZURE SUSCEPTIBILITY; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN IRRITATION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SYNCOPE; TRAVEL; WITHDRAWAL SEIZURE;

ANIMALS; ANTICONVULSANTS; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SEIZURES, FEBRILE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 80053183949     PISSN: 17555930     EISSN: 17555949     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-5949.2010.00167.x     Document Type: Review

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