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International Journal of Pediatrics & Neonatal Care Volume 2 (2016), Article ID 1:IJPNC-115, 5 pages
https://doi.org/10.15344/2455-2364/2016/115
Review Article
Status Epilepticus: An Update of Classification and Treatment of a Challenging Neurological Emergency

Eleonora Parisi, Valentina Biasone, Giusi Ilenia Munafò, Adan Rodolfo Isgrò, Antonio Nicotera and Gabriella Di Rosa*

Department of Human Pathology of the Adult and Child, Unit of Child Neurology and Psychiatry, University Hospital of Messina, Messina, Italy
Dr. Gabriella Di Rosa. Department of Human Pathology of the Adult and Child, Unit of Child Neurology and Psychiatry, University Hospital of Messina, Messina, Italy, via Consolare Valeria 1, 98125, Messina; E-mail: gdirosa@unime.it
15 February 2016; 16 May 2016; 18 May 2016
Parisi E, Biasone V, Munafò GI, Isgrò AR, Nicotera A, et al. (2016) Status Epilepticus: An Update of Classification and Treatment of a Challenging Neurological Emergency. Int J Pediatr Neonat Care 2: 115. doi: https://doi.org/10.15344/2455-2364/2016/115

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