West African journal of medicine, 17(4), 224-226 (1999-01-28)
Sedation is often required to achieve immobilisation of small children during radiotherapy to avoid irradiation of normal tissues during the course of treatment. At the University College Hospital, Ibadan radiotherapists provide sedation for such patients with administration of parenteral and/or
Journal of child neurology, 16(12), 915-917 (2002-01-12)
Seizures are commonly associated with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy. Although the majority of cases are controlled with first- or second-line therapy, others develop pervasive seizures, requiring multiple anticonvulsants. To provide data on the incidence of seizures and response to anticonvulsant therapies, a
Fundamental & clinical pharmacology, 6(7), 309-318 (1992-01-01)
The ability of paraldehyde, a potent central nervous system depressant, to prevent the convulsions induced by the organophosphate soman, an irreversible inhibitor of acetylcholinesterase, was studied in rats. Paraldehyde (0.1-500 mg/kg, im) administered 10 min before soman (100 micrograms/kg, sc)
Developmental medicine and child neurology, 41(1), 44-47 (1999-03-06)
All children who presented in a convulsion, including convulsive status epilepticus, to the accident and emergency department over a 12-month period and who required treatment, were reviewed retrospectively to identify the effectiveness and safety of a specific treatment protocol. This
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