Efficacy and safety of lidocaine for treatment of neonatal seizures

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 102, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 863-867

  Lundqvist, M ^a   Agren J ^a   Hellstrom Westas L ^a   Flink, R ^a   Wickstrom R ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anti epileptic; Early; Epilepsy; Newborn; Phenobarbital

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE; LIDOCAINE; PHENOBARBITAL;

ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; COHORT ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANTILE SPASM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTI-EPILEPTIC; EARLY; EPILEPSY; NEWBORN; PHENOBARBITAL;

COHORT STUDIES; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIDOCAINE; MALE; PATIENT SAFETY; PHENOBARBITAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEIZURES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84881317804     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/apa.12311     Document Type: Article

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