Journal of Disability and Oral Health
- Cover Date:
- December 2016
- Print ISSN:
- 1470-8558
- Vol:
- 17
- Issue:
- 4
A case of status epilepticus in the dental surgery: learning through significant event audit
Abstract
This report is of a 40-year-old patient with tuberous sclerosis who experienced an episode of status epilepticus
associated with an urgent dental extraction. It highlights the lessons learned from this scenario and provides
recommendations for the practice of those dentists who are more likely to have to manage such an event.
Key words: Status epilepticus, seizure, dental, tuberous sclerosis, significant event audit, Special Care Dentistry.
Doi: 10.443/JDOH/Khan_04
- Article Price
- £15.00
- Institution Article Price
- £
- Page Start
- 159
- Page End
- 162
- Authors
- Z Khan, N Ransford
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