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Pediatric super refractory status: An intensivists perspective

open access: yesJournal of Pediatric Critical Care, 2019
Super refractory status epilepticus was a term used first in the Third London-Innsbruck Colloquium on status epilepticus held in Oxford. It can be estimated that about 15% of all the cases with status epilepticus admitted to hospital become super ...
Romit Saxena   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Recurrence of status epilepticus: Prognostic role and outcome predictors. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
OBJECTIVE: Predictors of morbidity and mortality after status epilepticus (SE) have been studied extensively in hospital- and population-based cohorts. However, little attention has been directed toward SE recurrence after an incident episode.
Novy, J., Rossetti, A.O., Tsetsou, S.
core   +1 more source

Ketamine to treat super-refractory status epilepticus

open access: yesNeurology, 2020
Objective To test ketamine infusion efficacy in the treatment of super-refractory status epilepticus (SRSE), we studied patients with SRSE who were treated with ketamine retrospectively.
A. Alkhachroum   +14 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The Spectrum of Neurologic Phenotypes Associated With NUS1 Pathogenic Variants: A Comprehensive Case Series

open access: yesAnnals of Neurology, EarlyView.
Objective A growing body of evidence indicates a strong genetic overlap between developmental and epileptic encephalopathies (DEEs) and movement disorders. De novo loss‐of‐function variants in NUS1 have been recently identified in DEE cases. Herein, we report a large cohort of cases with pathogenic NUS1 variants and describe their clinical presentation
Sarah M. Brooker   +79 more
wiley   +1 more source

Epilepsy beyond seizures: a review of the impact of epilepsy and its comorbidities on health-related quality of life in dogs [PDF]

open access: yes
Epilepsy is one of the most common chronic neurological conditions in the dog, estimated to affect 0.6 to 0.75 per cent of dogs. Owners of dogs with epilepsy have previously indicated that their dog's quality of life (QoL) is of greatest importance to ...
Packer, R M A, Volk, H A
core   +1 more source

Evaluation of a clinical tool for early etiology identification in status epilepticus. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
OBJECTIVES: Because early etiologic identification is critical to select appropriate specific status epilepticus (SE) management, we aim to validate a clinical tool we developed that uses history and readily available investigations to guide prompt ...
Alvarez, V.   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Hypothermia in refractory status epilepticus [PDF]

open access: yesCritical Care, 2012
Status epilepticus (SE) is a neurological emergency with potentially important mortality and morbidity. After refractoriness to general anesthetics, several pharmacological and nonpharmacological options have been described more or less anecdotally. In this context, and despite animal data supporting neuroprotective actions of brain hypothermia and ...
openaire   +2 more sources

Practical management of repeated life‐threatening status epilepticus in Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood: Case report and literature review

open access: yesEpileptic Disorders, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood (AHC) is a severe channelopathy that manifests before 18 months of age, primarily caused by pathogenic variants in the ATP1A3 gene. It is characterized by recurrent and disabling episodes of plegia, dystonia, dysautonomia, along with chronic neurological features and cardiac arrhythmias. About 50%
Ramona Cordani   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Seminars in epileptology: How to diagnose status epilepticus in adults and children

open access: yesEpileptic Disorders, EarlyView.
Abstract Status epilepticus (SE) can be regarded as the most severe expression of seizure activity characterized by a low probability of spontaneous cessation and mechanisms leading to metabolic and inflammatory derangements with increased risk of brain damage, alterations of neural networks, and potentially life‐threatening systemic complications ...
M. Leitinger   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Commentary on ‘Drug management for acute tonic-clonic convulsions including convulsive status epilepticus in children’, with a response from the review authors [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Commentary by David McGillivray, Peter Dayan and Martin Pusic The treatment of an acute convulsion can be a lifesaving intervention, especially in cases where the convulsion is likely to be prolonged or leaves the patient susceptible to aspiration or ...
Dayan, Peter   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

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