ALLMedicine™ Status Epilepticus Center

Oct 5th, 2022 - Non-ketotic hyperglycemia (NKH) is associated with a spectrum of symptoms and radiographic findings due to poorly-controlled diabetes mellitus. These lesions, which predominantly affect the parieto-occipital cortex, are commonly missed by neurolog...

Oct 5th, 2022 - To review the therapeutic effects of deep brain stimulation of the anterior nuclei of the thalamus (ANT-DBS) and the predictors of its effectiveness, safety, and adverse effects. A comprehensive search of the medical literature (PubMed) was conduc...

Oct 5th, 2022 - Some patients with epilepsy experience seizure clusters, which may be defined as 2 or more seizures occurring within 24 hours. Left untreated, seizure clusters increase the risk for physical injury and may progress to status epilepticus, irreversi...

Oct 4th, 2022 - Background: Levetiracetam is a readily available, safe anticonvulsive medication. It is frequently administered as IV piggyback with a pump, carrier fluid, and tubing. The Established Status Epilepticus Treatment Trial demonstrated levetiracetam b...

Oct 4th, 2022 - Beck-Fahrner syndrome is caused by homozygous or heterozygous mutations in TET3 on chromosome 2p13. The general characteristics of this syndrome include behavioral abnormalities such as autistic features, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, ...

May 8th, 2021 - In children, seizures represent an extremely heterogeneous group of medical conditions ranging from benign cases, such as a simple febrile seizure, to life-threatening situations, such as status epilepticus. Underlying causes of seizures also repr...

Jan 30th, 2015 - Critical Care Continuous EEG (CCEEG) is a common procedure to monitor brain function in patients with altered mental status in intensive care units. There is significant variability in patient populations undergoing CCEEG and in technical specific...

Jan 7th, 2010 - The objective of the current article was to review the literature and discuss the degree of evidence for various treatment strategies for status epilepticus (SE) in adults. We searched MEDLINE and EMBASE for relevant literature from 1966 to Januar...

Apr 29th, 2009 - To reassess the evidence for management issues related to the care of women with epilepsy (WWE) during pregnancy, including the risk of pregnancy complications or other medical problems during pregnancy in WWE compared to other women, change in se...

Sep 23rd, 2022 - To confirm the effectiveness and safety profiles under the actual medical practice of LORA-PITA for Status Epilepticus patients in Japan.

Sep 22nd, 2022 - This pilot trial aims to demonstrate the feasibility of enteral administration of a single load of vigabatrin within targeted 48 hours of post-anoxic status epilepticus onset in unconscious survivors of cardiac arrest undergoing targeted temperatu...

Sep 21st, 2022 - Generalized convulsive status epilepticus (GCSE) is a common pediatric neurological emergency with an annual incidence of up to 73 episodes per 100,000 children and is associated with mortality in 2.7% of cases and overall morbidity in 10% - 20% o...

Sep 21st, 2022 - Post anoxic status epilepticus (PASE) is the development of intractable seizures in the post-cardiac arrest period once return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) has been achieved. Historically, this condition has resulted in nearly 100% mortality,...

Sep 14th, 2022 - N-acetyl-cysteine (NAC), a glutathione precursor, is proven to activate the nuclear factor E2-related factor 2( Nrf2) in mouse models of status epilepticus, thus inhibiting high mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) cytoplasmic translocation in the hippoca...

Apr 25th, 2022 - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In patients with status epilepticus that is "less damaging" to the brain, a three-factor scoring system may help predict post-discharge outcomes, researchers suggest. As reported in JAMA Neurology, Dr. Christoph Beier o...

Mar 10th, 2022 - As neurologists in war-torn Ukraine plead for assistance, professional societies around the world are taking action. "There are children in dire need of their antiseizure medications (ASMs) going into status epilepticus," tweeted pediatric neurolo...

Feb 2nd, 2022 - This transcript has been edited for clarity. Andrew N. Wilner, MD: Welcome to Medscape. I'm Dr Andrew Wilner reporting on the recent, virtually held American Epilepsy Society meeting. With me today is Dr Charles Szabo, professor and chief of epile...

Dec 13th, 2021 - Patients who experience stroke have a "very high" risk of epilepsy 1 year later, new research shows. Results from a large registry study reveals patients who experienced a severe intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) had an almost 10% chance of developin...

Nov 17th, 2021 - Prehospital treatment of people with status epilepticus rarely was consistent with expert guidelines, an analysis of emergency medical service (EMS) agency records showed. Initial treatment was concordant with guidelines in only 3.9% of 9,176 EMS ...