Outcome of Therapies in Refractory Convulsive Status Epilepticus
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The outcome of therapies in refractory and super-refractory convulsive status epilepticus and recommendations for therapy.
In a previous paper, we reviewed the range of therapies available for the treatment of super-refractory status epilepticus. Here we report a review of the outcome of therapies in refractory and super-refractory status epilepticus. Patients (n = 1168) are reported who had therapy with: thiopental, pentobarbital, midazolam, propofol, ketamine, inhalational anaesthetics (isoflurane, desflurane), a...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Neurology Briefs
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2166-6482,1043-3155
DOI: 10.15844/pedneurbriefs-26-10-6