Clinical trials in acute repetitive seizures and status epilepticus

Epileptic Disorders

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 138-147

  Shorvon, Simon ^a  

^a NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical trial; Repetitive seizure; Status epilepticus; Tonic clonic

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; CLOBAZAM; DIAZEPAM; FOSPHENYTOIN SODIUM; LORAZEPAM; MIDAZOLAM; PENTOBARBITAL; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; PLACEBO; PROPOFOL; THIOPENTAL; VALPROIC ACID;

CATAMENIAL EPILEPSY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE REGISTRY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG SAFETY; EPILEPTIC STATE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; SEIZURE; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANTICONVULSANTS; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DRUG RESISTANCE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RECURRENCE; SEIZURES; STATUS EPILEPTICUS;

EID: 84864535517     PISSN: 12949361     EISSN: 19506945     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1684/epd.2012.0514     Document Type: Conference Paper

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