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Refractory Status Epilepticus in Children; Risk Factors, Management and Early Outcome
Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ’Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Shahīd Ṣadūqī Yazd, 2008 Introduction: Refractory status epilepticus is a life-threatening disease in children wherein seizure movements don't response to first line anti convulsion drugs. This study reviewed risk factors, management and early outcome of children with refractory
AH Jafari Roohi, M Barzegar
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Treatment of Status Epilepticus [PDF]
Journal of Neurocritical Care, 2016 Status epilepticus is a severe neurological disease associated with substantial mortality and health-care cost. Treatment of status epilepticus should proceed without delay even in the pre-hospital setting because prolonged generalized convulsive ...
Gha-Hyun Lee, Dae Soo Jung
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Epilepsy – A Brief Overview [PDF]
, 2005 Epilepsy is a neurological condition in which an individual experiences chronic abnormal bursts of electrical discharge in the brain. These seizures can cause a variety symptoms depending on the areas of the brain affected. Symptoms can vary from mild to
Koyama, Alain
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Epileptic Disorders, EarlyView.Abstract Although inborn errors of metabolism (IEM) are a rare cause of epilepsy, seizures are a common presentation in these disorders. Seizures in IEM are frequently refractory to conventional anti‐seizure medication and might warrant initiation of specific treatments based on vitamins or dietary modifications or provision of alternative substrates ...
D. Kapoor +7 more
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Throat and rectal swabs may have an important role in MRSA screening of critically ill patients.
, 2008 OBJECTIVE: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a major problem in intensive care units (ICU). International guidelines recommend screening patients for MRSA on admission, although consensus on sites required for optimum detection has ...
Batra, Rahul +3 more
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, 2008 INTRODUÇÃO: O estado de mal epiléptico (EME) é subdiagnosticado, especialmente as formas clínicas com sinais motores sutis ou apenas com alteração da consciência.
GARZON, Eliana
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New‐onset refractory status epilepticus and febrile infection‐related epilepsy syndrome
Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 2020 New‐onset refractory status epilepticus (NORSE) and febrile infection‐related epilepsy syndrome (FIRES) are relatively rare clinical presentations.
N. Specchio, N. Pietrafusa
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Epilepsy syndromes classification
Epilepsia Open, EarlyView.Abstract Epilepsy syndromes are distinct electroclinical entities which have been recently defined by the International League Against Epilepsy Nosology and Definitions Task Force. Each syndrome is associated with “a characteristic cluster of clinical and EEG features, often supported by specific etiologic findings”.
Elaine C. Wirrell +4 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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Epilepsia Open, EarlyView.Abstract The intestinal microbiome plays a pivotal role in maintaining host health through its involvement in gastrointestinal, immune, and central nervous system (CNS) functions. Recent evidence underscores the bidirectional communication between the microbiota, the gut, and the brain and the impact of this axis on neurological diseases, including ...
Teresa Ravizza +4 more
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