Intravenous valproic acid for the treatment of status epilepticus and seizure clusters

Farmacia

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 742-747

  Roman Filip, Corina ^a   Gligor, Felicia ^a   Ungureanu, Aurelian ^b   Prodan, Liiana ^b  

^a Department of Neurology University Lucian Blaga ^*  (Romania)

^b Department of Neurology   (Romania)

Author keywords

Status epilepticus; Valproic acid

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; DIAZEPAM; THIOPENTAL; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DEATH; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPTIC STATE; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; LOADING DRUG DOSE; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEIZURE; SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 84880676516     PISSN: 00148237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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