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Use of Diazepam in Carotid Angiography

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2015

K.K. Jain
K.K. Jain*
Affiliation:
Department of Neurosurgery, Lions Gate Hospital, North Vancouver, B.C., Canada
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Diazepam (Valium) has been used in 100 patients as a sedative for cerebral angiography. No serious complications were encountered. The advantages of this drug as well as the precautions for its use are listed.

Type
Research Article
Information
Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 1 , Issue 2 , May 1974 , pp. 141 - 142
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation 1974

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