Nonconvulsive seizures are common in children treated with extracorporeal cardiac life support

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 601-609

  Piantino, Juan A ^a,b   Wainwright, Mark S ^a   Grimason, Michele ^a   Smith, Craig M ^a   Hussain, Elora ^a   Byron, Dan ^c   Chin, Anthony ^c   Backer, Carl ^c   Reynolds, Marleta ^c   Goldstein, Joshua ^a  

^a CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electroencephalography; Extracorporeal life support; Pediatrics; Seizures; Status epilepticus

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE; HYPERTENSIVE AGENT; NARCOTIC AGENT; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT; VASODILATOR AGENT;

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTERIAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; ARTERIAL OXYGEN SATURATION; ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; BLOOD PH; BRAIN INJURY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROGRAPHY; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; EPILEPTIC STATE; EXTRACORPOREAL CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NEUROIMAGING; PATIENT MONITORING; PEDIATRIC ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION CARE; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; SEIZURE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 84880785045     PISSN: 15297535     EISSN: 19473893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PCC.0b013e318291755a     Document Type: Review

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