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Propofol for Status Epilepticus in Pregnancy
The patient, with prior intractable epilepsy since 22years, presented at 20 weeks of gestation. Her seizures were described as seeing left sided flashing light followed by impaired consciousness with head turning to the left side. This may be followed by secondary generalized tonic-clonic activity. She was on multiple anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs), and had Vagal Nerve Stimulator (VNS) implanted 5...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1947
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.2.4521.332