Treatment of status epilepticus with thiopentone sodium anaesthesia in a child
β Scribed by K. J. Goitein; H. Mussaffi; E. Melamed
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1983
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 354 KB
- Volume
- 140
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0340-6997
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β¦ Synopsis
intractable convulsions that could not be stopped with phenytoin, phenobarbitone and a continous drip of diazepam. Thiopentone sodium anaesthesia was induced for 24 h terminating the status epilepticus. The clinical course, correlary EEG findings, treatment protocol and blood levels of the drugs given are described in detail.
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