A Comparison of Parenteral Phenobarbital vs. Parenteral Phenytoin as Second-Line Management for Pediatric Convulsive Status Epilepticus in a Resource-Limited Setting

Introduction: Pediatric convulsive status epilepticus (CSE) which is refractory to first-line benzodiazepines is a significant clinical challenge, especially within resource-limited countries. Parenteral phenobarbital is widely used in Africa as second-line agent for pediatric CSE, however evidence...

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Autores principales: Burman, Richard J., Ackermann, Sally, Shapson-Coe, Alexander, Ndondo, Alvin, Buys, Heloise, Wilmshurst, Jo M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019
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Neurology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6530138/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31156538
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2019.00506

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