Possibly lifesaving, noninvasive, EEG-guided neuromodulation in anesthesia-refractory partial status epilepticus

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 468-472

  Thordstein, Magnus ^a   Constantinescu, Radu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Brain; Intensive care; Neuromodulation; Status epilepticus; Super refractory; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; BETAMETHASONE; CARBAMAZEPINE; DIAZEPAM; ETIRACETAM; MIDAZOLAM; PHENYTOIN; PROPOFOL; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID;

AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; DEEP SEDATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPTIC STATE; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX ENCEPHALITIS; HUMAN; NEUROMODULATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SUPER REFRACTORY STATUS EPILEPTICUS; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VENTILATOR;

AGED; ANESTHESIA; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; STATUS EPILEPTICUS; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 84868695126     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2012.07.026     Document Type: Article

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