Status Epilepticus - Drug therapy
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Child Neurology: Dravet syndrome: when to suspect the diagnosis.

27 Sep 2009 Dravet syndrome (DS), previously known as severe myoclonic epilepsy in infancy (SMEI), is an epileptic encephalopathy that presents with prolonged seizures in the first year of life. The seizures often occur with fever or illness, and are frequently ... Read more...

The impact of diazepam's discovery on the treatment and understanding of status epilepticus.

6 Aug 2009 The fortuitous discovery of the benzodiazepines and the subsequent application of these agents to the treatment of status epilepticus (SE) heralds in the modern age of treating this neurologic emergency. More than 50 years after their discovery, the ... Read more...

Atypical presentation of Henoch-Schönlein purpura.

30 Jul 2009 Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP) is the most common form of vasculitis found in the pediatric population. The most common presenting complaint for children with HSP is a purpuric rash on the lower extremities. Many other organ systems beyond the skin ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Status Epilepticus - Drug therapy'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Predictors of awakening from postanoxic status epilepticus after therapeutic hypothermia. Nov 2009
• Seizures in a 9 month old girl. 19 Oct 2009
• Child Neurology: Dravet syndrome: when to suspect the diagnosis. 27 Sep 2009
• The impact of diazepam's discovery on the treatment and understanding of status epilepticus. 6 Aug 2009
• Atypical presentation of Henoch-Schönlein purpura. 30 Jul 2009
• Perceived challenges to obtaining informed consent for a time-sensitive emergency department study of pediatric status epilepticus: results of two focus groups. 30 Jul 2009
• Rational treatment options with AEDs and ketogenic diet in Landau-Kleffner syndrome: still waiting after all these years. 30 Jul 2009
• Two years of experience in the treatment of status epilepticus with intravenous levetiracetam. 15 Jul 2009
• Inhibitory effect of methyl ethyl ketone upon the enhancement of cerebral blood flow during status epilepticus induced by lithium-pilocarpine. 12 Jul 2009
• Intravenous levetiracetam in critically ill children with status epilepticus or acute repetitive seizures. 29 Jun 2009
• Role of intravenous levetiracetam in acute seizure management of children. 29 Jun 2009
• Neuroprotection after status epilepticus by targeting protein interactions with postsynaptic density protein 95. 29 Jun 2009
• Intravenous levetiracetam terminates refractory status epilepticus in two patients with migrating partial seizures in infancy. 8 Jun 2009
• [Effects of edaravone on IRE1 mRNA expression and neuronal apoptosis in the hippocampus of rats with status convulsivus] 30 May 2009
• Proteinuria in status epilepticus or eclampsia; a diagnostic dilemma. 30 May 2009
• Intravenous levetiracetam: a new treatment alternative for refractory status epilepticus. 30 May 2009
• Extensive apoptosis in a case of intractable infantile status epilepticus. 19 May 2009
• A rat model of epilepsy in women: a tool to study physiological interactions between endocrine systems and seizures. 12 May 2009
• Efficacy and safety of levetiracetam in the treatment of Panayiotopoulos syndrome. 4 May 2009
• Nursing patients with epilepsy in secondary care settings. 29 Apr 2009

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Technical information about 'Status Epilepticus'

Definition: A prolonged seizure or seizures repeated frequently enough to prevent recovery between episodes occurring over a period of 20-30 minutes. The most common subtype is generalized tonic-clonic status epilepticus, a potentially fatal condition associated with neuronal injury and respiratory and metabolic dysfunction. Nonconvulsive forms include petit mal status and complex partial status, which may manifest as behavioral disturbances. Simple partial status epilepticus consists of persistent motor, sensory, or autonomic seizures that do not impair cognition (see also EPILEPSIA PARTIALIS CONTINUA). Subclinical status epilepticus generally refers to seizures occurring in an unresponsive or comatose individual in the absence of overt signs of seizure activity. (From N Engl J Med 1998 Apr 2;338(14):970-6; Neurologia 1997 Dec;12 Suppl 6:25-30)

Descriptor UI: D013226

Alternative terms: Status Epilepticus; Status Epilepticus, Generalized; Generalized Status Epilepticus; Grand Mal Status Epilepticus; Status Epilepticus, Grand Mal; Status Epilepticus, Generalized Convulsive; Generalized Convulsive Status Epilepticus; Non-Convulsive Status Epilepticus; Non Convulsive Status Epilepticus; Status Epilepticus, Non-Convulsive; Status Epilepticus, Non Convulsive; Status Epilepticus, Subclinical; Subclinical Status Epilepticus; Status Epilepticus, Electrographic; Electrographic Status Epilepticus; Simple Partial Status Epilepticus; Status Epilepticus, Simple Partial; Complex Partial Status Epilepticus; Status Epilepticus, Complex Partial; Petit Mal Status; Status, Petit Mal; Absence Status; Status, Absence;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C10.228.140.490.690;

History Note: 1977

Technical Notes: note X ref petit mal status: do not confuse with PETIT MAL EPILEPSY see EPILEPSY, ABSENCE