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Surgical resection as salvage therapy for super-refractory status epilepticus: a report of two cases [PDF]

Epilepsy & Behavior Reports
Objective: Super-refractory status epilepticus (SRSE) carries high mortality and morbidity when pharmacological treatments fail. We aimed to evaluate the efficacy of emergency surgical resection for terminating SRSE secondary to focal cortical dysplasia (
Jiangwei Ding, Chengbin Zhao, Dingge Cui, Wei Du, Hongliang Jiao   +4 more
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Determinants of nutritional status and outcome in adults with RCSE: a retrospective cohort study

BMC Neurology, 2021
Background This study aimed to investigate the association between nutritional characteristics in patients with refractory convulsive status epilepticus.
Zhang Yu, Liu Ling
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Super-refractory status epilepticus in a 29-year-old pregnant female

SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2021
Super-refractory status epilepticus is a rare medical and neurological emergency due to the high mortality and morbidity associated with this condition.
Cinthya Carrasco, Audra Schwalk, Byungkwan Hwang, Kenneth Iwuji, Ebtesam Islam   +4 more
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Study of refractory status epilepticus from a tertiary care center

Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology, 2017
Objectives: To determine the proportion of refractory status epilepticus (RSE) and super-RSE (SRSE) among patients with status epilepticus (SE) and to analyze RSE and non-RSE (NRSE) in terms of etiology and predictors for RSE.
Sahil Kohli, Suresh Babu Pasangulapati, Sangeetha Yoganathan, Gideon Lyngsyun Rynjah, A T Prabhakar, Sanjith Aaron, Mathew Alexander, Vivek Mathew   +7 more
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Responsive neurostimulation for focal motor status epilepticus

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, 2021
No clear evidence‐based treatment paradigm currently exists for refractory and super‐refractory status epilepticus, which can result in significant mortality and morbidity.
Jimmy C. Yang, Nitish M. Harid, Fábio A. Nascimento, Vasileios Kokkinos, Abigail Shaughnessy, Alice D. Lam, M. Brandon Westover, Thabele M. Leslie‐Mazwi, Leigh R. Hochberg, Eric S. Rosenthal, Andrew J. Cole, Robert M. Richardson, Sydney S. Cash   +12 more
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Limbic and new onset refractory tonic status epilepticus (NORSE) in anti-NMDAR encephalitis

Clinical Neurophysiology Practice, 2017
Aims: To present a case of anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis (anti-NMDAR) with new onset refractory non-convulsive status epilepticus (NORSE). Methods: Case report with clinical details, MRI, PET, and EEG illustrations. Results: New onset refractory status
Peter W. Kaplan, John Probasco
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First reported case of Human Parechovirus encephalitis in an adult patient complicated by Refractory Status Epilepticus

IDCases, 2019
Human Parechovirus (HPeV) infections are common amongst children, particularly neonates. However, data in adult cases are lacking. We report a unique case of HPeV meningoencephalitis in an adult complicated by Refractory Status Epilepticus (RSE ...
Timothy Chimunda, Rakhee Subramanian, Julie Smith, Andrew Mahony   +3 more
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Responsive neuro stimulation [RNS] system for management of refractory status epilepticus

Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery, 2021
Super refractory Status epilepticus is traditionally associated with high morbidity and mortality. We present a case of focal super-refractory status epilepticus who had the Responsive Neuro Simulation System (RNS) implanted emergently.
Christina Graley, Rachel Aubert, Soundarya N. Gowda, Kathryn Holloway   +3 more
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Management of Status Epilepticus

Journal of Neuroanaesthesiology and Critical Care, 2019
Status epilepticus (SE) is a life-threatening neurologic condition that requires immediate assessment and intervention. Over the past few decades, the duration of seizure required to define status epilepticus has shortened, reflecting the need to start ...
Ritesh Lamsal, Navindra R. Bista
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Successful treatment of refractory status epileptics with a single dose of IV ketamine in a Saudi child - a case report

Saudi Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2021
Background: Status epileptics are classically defined as seizures that are continuous for 30 minutes or longer or repetitive seizures between which the patient does not regain consciousness. This study reports a case of a boy with a 2-hour seizure.
Amal Yousif, Muhammad T. Alrifai, Khaled Almasoud   +2 more
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