Diagnosing neonatal seizures and status epilepticus

Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 115-121

  Wusthoff, Courtney J ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electroencephalography; Newborn; Seizure; Status epilepticus

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

BRAIN REGION; DISEASE DURATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPTIC STATE; HUMAN; INFANTILE SPASM; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NEUROIMAGING; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; REVIEW; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; WAVEFORM;

ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; SEIZURES; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; STATUS EPILEPTICUS;

EID: 84876373261     PISSN: 07360258     EISSN: 15371603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WNP.0b013e3182872932     Document Type: Review

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