The management of convulsive refractory status epilepticus in adults in the UK: No consistency in practice and little access to continuous EEG monitoring

Seizure

Volumn 24, Issue C, 2015, Pages 33-37

  Patel, Mitesh ^a   Bagary, Manny ^b   McCorry, Dougall ^c  

^a BIRMINGHAM HEARTLANDS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Convulsive refractory status epilepticus; Electroencephalogram; Excellence; Intensive care unit; National institute for health and care; Neurologists

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM; LORAZEPAM; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN;

ADULT; ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONVULSIVE REFRACTORY STATUS EPILEPTICUS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPTIC STATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; NEUROLOGIST; PATIENT MONITORING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; PHYSIOLOGIC MONITORING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATUS EPILEPTICUS;

DISEASE MANAGEMENT; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; STATUS EPILEPTICUS;

EID: 84927724956     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: 15322688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2014.11.005     Document Type: Article

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