Unstandardized Treatment of Electroencephalographic Status Epilepticus Does Not Improve Outcome of Comatose Patients after Cardiac Arrest [PDF]
, 2014 Objective: Electroencephalographic status epilepticus occurs in 9–35% of comatose patients after cardiac arrest. Mortality is 90–100%. It is unclear whether (some) seizure patterns represent a condition in which anti-epileptic treatment may improve ...
Albertus Beishuizen +4 more
core +1 more source
Clinical considerations in transitioning patients with epilepsy from clonazepam to clobazam: a case series. [PDF]
, 2014 IntroductionIn treating refractory epilepsy, many clinicians are interested in methods used to transition patients receiving clonazepam to clobazam to maintain or increase seizure control, improve tolerability of patients' overall drug therapy regimens ...
Chung, Steve +4 more
core +1 more source
Updates in Refractory Status Epilepticus
Critical Care Research and Practice, 2018 Refractory status epilepticus is defined as persistent seizures despite appropriate use of two intravenous medications, one of which is a benzodiazepine. It can be seen in up to 40% of cases of status epilepticus with an acute symptomatic etiology as the
Rohit Marawar +5 more
doaj +1 more source
Trends in long-term prescribing of dependence forming medicines [PDF]
, 2019 Using patient-level primary care data to estimate the extent to which antidepressant medicines are prescribed to people continuously for long periods of time.
McManus, S. +3 more
core
Increased expression of matrix metalloproteinase-9 in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy [PDF]
, 2014 Aim: The molecular mechanism of epileptogenesis in temporal lobe epilepsy is still unclear. Experimental studies have suggested that matrix metalloproteinases have important roles in this process, but human studies are limited.
Acar, Feridun +3 more
core +1 more source
Simulation of Status Epilepticus is Effective Teaching for Junior Neurology Residents [PDF]
, 2020 Purpose: Status Epilepticus (SE) represents a potentially fatal neurologic emergency. At Jefferson, acute management of SE falls to the inpatient neurologist, requiring early competency.
George, Navya +2 more
core +1 more source
Indomethacin can downregulate the levels of inflammatory mediators in the hippocampus of rats submitted to pilocarpine-induced status epilepticus [PDF]
, 2014 OBJECTIVE: Refractory status epilepticus is one of the most life-threatening neurological emergencies and is characterized by high morbidity and mortality. Additionally, the use of anti-inflammatory drugs during this period is very controversial.
Argañaraz, Gustavo Adolfo +5 more
core +5 more sources
Analysis of Fulminant Cerebral Edema in Acute Pediatric Encephalitis
Pediatrics and Neonatology, 2016 Acute pediatric encephalitis with fulminant cerebral edema can rapidly become fatal or result in devastating neurological sequelae. Methods: All cases coded with the discharge diagnosis of acute encephalitis between January 2000 and December 2010 were ...
Shih-Yun Lan +5 more
doaj +1 more source
Consanguinity and rare mutations outside of MCCC genes underlie nonspecific phenotypes of MCCD. [PDF]
, 2015 Purpose3-Methylcrotonyl-CoA carboxylase deficiency (MCCD) is an autosomal recessive disorder of leucine catabolism that has a highly variable clinical phenotype, ranging from acute metabolic acidosis to nonspecific symptoms such as developmental delay ...
Barshop, Bruce A +6 more
core +1 more source
A Case of Autoimmune Encephalitis with Refractory Status Epilepticus
Archives of Epilepsy, 2019 Refractory status epilepticus is usually caused by a severe brain injury and has a high rate of mortality and morbidity despite the infusion of antiepileptic drugs and anesthetic agents.
Merve Melodi ÇAKAR +5 more
doaj +1 more source