Epilepsy Research
Volume 31, Issue 3 , Pages 199-209 , August 1998

Hemodynamic monitoring prior to and at the time of death in status epilepticus

  • Jane G Boggs

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Medical College of Virginia of Virginia Commonwealth University, P.O. Box 980599, Richmond, VA 23298, USA
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  • Anthony Marmarou

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Medical College of Virginia of Virginia Commonwealth University, P.O. Box 980599, Richmond, VA 23298, USA
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  • James P Agnew

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Medical College of Virginia of Virginia Commonwealth University, P.O. Box 980599, Richmond, VA 23298, USA
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  • Lawrence D Morton

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Medical College of Virginia of Virginia Commonwealth University, P.O. Box 980599, Richmond, VA 23298, USA
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  • Alan R Towne

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Medical College of Virginia of Virginia Commonwealth University, P.O. Box 980599, Richmond, VA 23298, USA
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  • Elizabeth J Waterhouse

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Medical College of Virginia of Virginia Commonwealth University, P.O. Box 980599, Richmond, VA 23298, USA
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  • John M Pellock

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Medical College of Virginia of Virginia Commonwealth University, P.O. Box 980599, Richmond, VA 23298, USA
    • Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Virginia of Virginia Commonwealth University, P.O. Box 980599, Richmond, VA 23298, USA
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  • Robert J DeLorenzo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Medical College of Virginia of Virginia Commonwealth University, P.O. Box 980599, Richmond, VA 23298, USA
    • Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Virginia of Virginia Commonwealth University, P.O. Box 980599, Richmond, VA 23298, USA
    • Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Medical College of Virginia of Virginia Commonwealth University, P.O. Box 980599, Richmond, VA 23298, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 804 8289869; fax: +1 804 8286373; e-mail: rdeloren@hsc.vcu.edu

Received 29 January 1998 ,Revised 16 April 1998 ,Accepted 29 April 1998.

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Epilepsy Research
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