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Status epilepticus (SE) is a neurological emergency with a high mortality rate. When compared to chronic epilepsy, it is distinguished by the durability of seizures and frequent resistance to benzodiazepine (BZD).
Tzu-Hsin Huang+3 more
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Updates in Refractory Status Epilepticus [PDF]
Refractory status epilepticus is defined as persistent seizures despite appropriate use of two intravenous medications, one of which is a benzodiazepine. It can be seen in up to 40% of cases of status epilepticus with an acute symptomatic etiology as the
Rohit Marawar+5 more
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Management of super refractory status epilepticus with isoflurane and hypothermia [PDF]
Super-refractory status epilepticus is status epilepticus that continues beyond 24 hours and includes those cases in which epilepsy is recurrent upon reduction or withdrawal of treatment.
Charles Patrick Gilman
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Status Epilepticus and Refractory Status Epilepticus Management [PDF]
Status epilepticus (SE) describes persistent or recurring seizures without a return to baseline mental status and is a common neurologic emergency. SE can occur in the context of epilepsy or may be symptomatic of a wide range of underlying etiologies. The clinician's aim is to rapidly institute care that simultaneously stabilizes the patient medically,
Nicholas S. Abend+7 more
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Neuromodulation Techniques in Children with Super-Refractory Status Epilepticus [PDF]
Status epilepticus (SE) is a life-threatening condition and medical emergency which can have lifelong consequences, including neuronal death and alteration of neuronal networks, resulting in long-term neurologic and cognitive deficits in children.
Stavropoulos I+3 more
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Refractory status epilepticus is a potentially life-threatening medical emergency. It requires early diagnosis and treatment. There is a lack of consensus upon its semantic definition of whether it is status epilepticus that continues despite treatment ...
Sanjay P Singh+2 more
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New-onset refractory status epilepticus (NORSE) is “a clinical presentation, not a specific diagnosis, in a patient without active epilepsy or other preexisting relevant neurological disorder, with new onset of refractory status epilepticus without a ...
Zubeda Sheikh+2 more
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The efficacy and safety of ketamine in the treatment of super-refractory status epilepticus: a systematic review. [PDF]
Background Ketamine, as an anesthetic, has been considered for terminating status epilepticus (SE); however, due to the urgency and severity of the condition, there are currently no randomized controlled trials internationally assessing the efficacy of ...
Yan M, Sun T, Liu J, Chang Q.
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Stiripentol for the treatment of refractory status epilepticus. [PDF]
Abstract Background Status epilepticus (SE) is one of the most common neurological emergencies and an acutely life-threatening condition characterized by high mortality and morbidity. Despite the well-established staged therapy of status epilepticus, especially stages 1 and 2, more than one third of patients develop ...
Möller L+9 more
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Alta taxa de mortalidade está associada com idade avançada e descargas periódicas lateralizadas em pacientes com estado de mal epiléptico refratário [PDF]
Objective To evaluate clinical data, electroencephalogram, etiology, classification, treatment, morbidity, and mortality in acute refractory status epilepticus.
Paulo Breno Noronha Liberalesso+3 more
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