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Dexamethasone as Abortive Treatment for Refractory Seizures or Status Epilepticus in the Inpatient Setting [PDF]
Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports, 2019 Refractory seizures or status epilepticus (RS/SE) continues to be a challenge in the inpatient setting. Failure to abort a seizure with antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) may lead to intubation and treatment with general anesthesia exposing patients to ...
Alexander B. Ramos MD, MS +4 more
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A fitting tribute to Epilepsia partialis continua. [PDF]
Ann Med Surg (Lond), 2015 In July 2014, a 66 year-old lady presented to emergency department after having not been seen for 3 days. She was eventually found in bed not responding verbally. The ambulance service reported tonic-clonic seizures lasting 10-30 s every 3 min. The patient was treated for her seizures with phenytoin and additional benzodiazepines as required.
Patel P, Amin N, Patel SB, Morgan C.
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Stroke-induced epilepsia partialis continua
Revista Mexicana de NeurocienciaObjective: Focal status epilepticus requires timely diagnosis and treatment. Stroke is a common cause of epileptic seizures, but stroke-induced epilepsia partialis continua (SIEPC) is a rare type of focal status epilepticus with unknown management and ...
Amado Jiménez-Ruiz +6 more
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A unique case of nontraumatic femoral neck fracture following epilepsia partialis continua [PDF]
Epilepsy and Behavior Case Reports, 2015 People with epilepsy are more accident prone than the non-epilepsy population. Bone fractures are most often due to seizure-related falls. However, seizures themselves, in particular generalized tonic-clonic seizures, may also cause fractures, e.g.
Karl O. Nakken
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Diagnostic algorithm for children presenting with epilepsia partialis continua [PDF]
Epilepsia, 2020 Objective: To characterize a cohort of children with epilepsia partialis continua (EPC) and develop a diagnostic algorithm incorporating key differential diagnoses.
Aylett, S +18 more
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Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology, 2018 Epilepsia partialis continua (EPC) is a rare epileptic syndrome, presenting as continuous focal motor seizures for a period of minutes, hours, or days.
Jui-Ping Tsai +2 more
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Epilepsia Partialis Continua in Hyperosmolar Nonketotic Hyperglycemia. [PDF]
J Neurosci Rural Pract, 2021 Rai R +5 more
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A Case of Abdominal Epilepsia Partialis Continua Occurring One Year after Ischemic Stroke
Archives of Epilepsy, 2022 Epilepsia partialis continua is characterized by continuous clonic contractions of a certain area of the body. One of the most common causes of Epilepsia partialis continua in adults is cerebrovascular events.
Nazlı Gamze Bülbül +3 more
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Explosive‐Onset Epilepsia Partialis Continua and Chorea
Annals of the Child Neurology SocietyAnnals of the Child Neurology Society, Volume 3, Issue 1, Page 62-63, March 2025.
Peter F. Sarnacki +3 more
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Rasmussen's encephalitis presenting as focal cortical dysplasia
Epilepsy and Behavior Case Reports, 2014 Rasmussen's encephalitis is a rare syndrome characterized by intractable seizures, often associated with epilepsia partialis continua and symptoms of progressive hemispheric dysfunction.
D.J. O'Rourke +9 more
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