Lidocaine treatment in pediatric convulsive status epilepticus

Yildiz B., ÇITAK A., Ucsel R., Karabcoglu M., AYDINLI N., Uzel N.

PEDIATRICS INTERNATIONAL, cilt.50, sa.1, ss.35-39, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 50 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2008
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1111/j.1442-200x.2007.02510.x
  • Dergi Adı: PEDIATRICS INTERNATIONAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.35-39
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: children, convulsive status epilepticus, infection, lidocaine, treatment, BLOOD-BRAIN-BARRIER, REFRACTORY STATUS EPILEPTICUS, INTRAVENOUS LIDOCAINE, MORTALITY
  • Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Backgound: Convulsive status epilepticus (CSE) may end fatally or leave serious sequelae. CSE treatment, invariably an emergency case, is based upon i.v. benzodiazepines as well as phenytoin, barbiturates or both. The present paper reports efficiency of lidocaine in CSE.