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A Comparison of Four Treatments for Generalized Convulsive Status Epilepticus [PDF]

open access: yesNew England Journal of Medicine, 1998
Background and Methods Although generalized convulsive status epilepticus is a life-threatening emergency, the best initial drug treatment is uncertain.
Barry, Elizabeth, , M.D.   +16 more
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Status Epilepticus [PDF]

open access: yesCold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Medicine, 2016
Although the majority of seizures are brief and cause no long-term consequences, a subset is sufficiently prolonged that long-term consequences can result. These very prolonged seizures are termed "status epilepticus" (SE) and are considered a neurological emergency. The clinical presentation of SE can be diverse.
Syndi, Seinfeld   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Neuroinflammatory targets and treatments for epilepsy validated in experimental models [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
A large body of evidence that has accumulated over the past decade strongly supports the role of inflammation in the pathophysiology of human epilepsy.
Aronica, Eleonora   +17 more
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Immunotherapy for anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis: Experience from a single center in Taiwan

open access: yesPediatrics and Neonatology, 2019
Background: Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor encephalitis is an anti-neuronal antibody-mediated inflammatory brain disease that causes severe psychiatric and neurological deficits in previously healthy patients.
Shu-Sing Kong   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Treatment of Status Epilepticus [PDF]

open access: yesJournal 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
doaj   +1 more source

Successful treatment of refractory status epileptics with a single dose of IV ketamine in a Saudi child - a case report

open access: yesSaudi 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   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Death within 8 years after childhood convulsive status epilepticus:a population-based study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
The risk of long-term mortality and its predictors following convulsive status epilepticus in childhood are uncertain. We report mortality within 8 years after an episode of convulsive status epilepticus, and investigate its predictors from a paediatric,
B. G. R. Neville   +21 more
core   +1 more source

Study of refractory status epilepticus from a tertiary care center

open access: yesAnnals 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   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Management of Status Epilepticus

open access: yesJournal 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
doaj   +1 more source

Status epilepticus

open access: yesAnnals of Indian Academy of Neurology, 2009
Status epilepticus (SE) is a medical emergency associated with significant morbidity and mortality. SE is defined as a continuous seizure lasting more than 30 min, or two or more seizures without full recovery of consciousness between any of them. Based on recent understanding of the pathophysiology, it is now considered that any seizure that lasts ...
Cherian, Ajith, Thomas, Sanjeev V.
openaire   +2 more sources

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