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Repetitive generalized seizure-like activity during emergence from sevoflurane anesthesia

Activité semblable à une crise convulsive répétitive généralisée pendant l’emergence de l’anesthésie au sévoflurane

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  1. Anesthesia Service, Clement J. Zablocki Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 5000 W. National Avenue, 53295, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

    Arvind Mohanram, Vikram Kumar, Zafar Iqbal, Sandeep Markan & Paul S. Pagel

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Mohanram, A., Kumar, V., Iqbal, Z. et al. Repetitive generalized seizure-like activity during emergence from sevoflurane anesthesia. Can J Anesth 54, 657–661 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03022961

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