Treatment of prolonged convulsive seizures in children; A single centre, retrospective, observational study

European Journal of Paediatric Neurology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 663-669

  Vlaskamp, Danique R M ^a   Brouwer, Oebele F ^a   Callenbach, Petra M C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Children; Observational; Prolonged convulsive seizures; Retrospective; Treatment

Indexed keywords

CLONAZEPAM; DIAZEPAM; MIDAZOLAM; PHENYTOIN; VALPROIC ACID; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVULSION; CONVULSIVE STATUS EPILEPTICUS; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG EFFICACY; FEBRILE CONVULSION; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROLONGED CONVULSIVE SEIZURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREND STUDY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEIZURES; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ANTICONVULSANTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY AS TOPIC; SEIZURES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84908339523     PISSN: 10903798     EISSN: 15322130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2014.05.003     Document Type: Article

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