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Treatment of Established Status Epilepticus

open access: yesJournal of Clinical Medicine, 2016
Status epilepticus is the most severe form of epilepsy, with a high mortality rate and high health care costs. Status epilepticus is divided into four stages: early, established, refractory, and super-refractory.
Jessica J Falco-Walter, Thomas P Bleck
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Status Epilepticus

Southern Medical Journal, 2008
Status epilepticus (SE) in adults is a state of continuous seizures lasting more than 5 minutes, or rapidly recurrent seizures without regaining consciousness. The overall US and European estimated crude incidence rate of SE ranges from 6.8 to 41/100,000/yr. The etiologies of SE include primary central nervous system pathologies and systemic disorders.
Eliahu S, Feen   +2 more
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Status Epilepticus

Pediatric Clinics of North America, 1980
Status epilepticus may end fatally or may leave serious sequelae. Thus the physician must act quickly and appropriately to stop convulsions using the methods described. Supportive measures--maintenance of airway, protection from harm, maintenance of vital functions--must be accomplished before drug therapy is started.
A D, Rothner, G, Erenberg
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Management of Status Epilepticus in Children

open access: yesJournal of Clinical Medicine, 2016
Status epilepticus is a common pediatric neurological emergency. Management includes prompt administration of appropriately selected anti-seizure medications, identification and treatment of seizure precipitant(s), as well as identification and ...
Nicholas S Abend, Abend Nicholas S
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Status epilepticus

Revista de Neurología, 2003
Status epilepticus (SE) is one of the most important neurological emergencies. We describe the most recent aspects concerning the definition, classification, aetiology, physiopathological and epidemiological aspects of SE, together with the therapeutic principles and pharmacotherapy in adults and adolescents.
J, Tejeiro, B, Gómez Sereno
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Status Epilepticus

The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, 2010
Status epilepticus is a common neurological emergency in childhood and associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Status epilepticus (SE) has been defined as continuous seizure activity lasting more than 30 min or 2 or more seizures in this duration without gaining consciousness between them.
Dinesh, Raj   +2 more
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Status epilepticus and pseudostatus epilepticus

Seizure, 1993
Status epilepticus is a life-threatening disorder whose early recognition is essential. Non-epileptic seizures (pseudoseizures, hysterical seizures) may be confused with true epileptic seizures presenting a diagnostic dilemma which can result in inappropriate, expensive and potentially harmful treatment. We describe a male patient with no prior history
A N, Wilner, P R, Bream
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Update in status epilepticus

Medicina Clínica (English Edition), 2019
Status epilepticus (SE) is a neurological emergency that requires urgent antiepileptic therapies, and a rapid treatment of its cause. In recent years, its definition has been updated to adapt it to all types of SE; this update helps to standardise the treatment.
Estevo, Santamarina   +2 more
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Oculoclonic Status Epilepticus

Epilepsia, 1989
Summary: Continuous oculoclonic status epilepticus occurred for 90 min in a 4‐year‐old girl. The seizure consisted of continuous contralateral horizontal nystagmus concurrent with left occipital spike discharges, occasional vomiting and no loss of consciousness.
O, Kanazawa, A, Sengoku, I, Kawai
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Nonconvulsive status epilepticus

The American Journal of Emergency Medicine, 1997
A 49-year-old man presented with dizziness and altered behavior associated with a nonconvulsive seizure. He had a long history of well-controlled tonic-clonic seizures and daily episodes of 10-second staring spells. Despite normal neurological and laboratory examinations, an emergent electroencephalogram showed changes consistent with nonconvulsive ...
L G, Thibodeau, P C, Ferrera
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