Treatment of convulsive status epilepticus in childhood: Recommendations of the Italian League Against Epilepsy

Epilepsia

Volumn 54, Issue SUPPL.7, 2013, Pages 23-34

  Capovilla, Giuseppe ^a   Beccaria, Francesca ^a   Beghi, Ettore ^b   Minicucci, Fabio ^c   Sartori, Stefano ^d   Vecchi, Marilena ^d  

^a CARLO POMA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^c SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epileptic status; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

CHILD; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTIC STATE; HUMAN; ITALY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; STANDARD; TREATMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; STANDARDS; STATUS EPILEPTICUS;

EPILEPTIC STATUS; TREATMENT;

ANTICONVULSANTS; CHILD; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; ITALY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; STATUS EPILEPTICUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84891546973     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: 15281167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/epi.12307     Document Type: Article

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