Super-refractory status epilepticus: An approach to therapy in this difficult clinical situation

Epilepsia

Volumn 52, Issue SUPPL. 8, 2011, Pages 53-56

  Shorvon, Simon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Antiepileptic drugs; Hypothermia; Intensive care unit; Magnesium

Indexed keywords

BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CATECHOLAMINE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DESFLURANE; ETOMIDATE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; ISOFLURANE; KETAMINE; LIDOCAINE; MAGNESIUM; MIDAZOLAM; PARALDEHYDE; PENTOBARBITAL; PREDNISOLONE; PROPOFOL; RITUXIMAB; STEROID; THIOPENTAL; VALPROIC ACID; VERAPAMIL;

ANESTHESIA; ATELECTASIS; BRAIN INJURY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DRUG MEGADOSE; EPILEPTIC STATE; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; HYPOTHERMIA; IMMUNOTHERAPY; INFECTION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LOADING DRUG DOSE; NONHUMAN; PARALYTIC ILEUS; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ANESTHESIA; ANTICONVULSANTS; BRAIN INJURIES; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA, INDUCED; IMMUNOTHERAPY; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; STATUS EPILEPTICUS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 80053597247     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: 15281167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2011.03238.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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