Anticonvulsant properties of hypothermia in experimental status epilepticus

Status epilepticus in patients often does not respond to first-line anticonvulsants, and subsequent treatment escalation with continuous intravenous anesthetics may be associated with significant side-effects. Therefore, alternative treatment regimens are urgently needed. Hypothermia has been shown...

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Main Authors: F.C. Schmitt, K. Buchheim, H. Meierkord, M. Holtkamp
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2006-09-01
Series:Neurobiology of Disease
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969996106001367