Plasma exchange in cryptogenic new onset refractory status epilepticus
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Plasma exchange in cryptogenic new onset refractory status epilepticus
OBJECTIVE New onset refractory status epilepticus (NORSE) is a recently described entity and has been difficult to treat because the etiology is often cryptogenic. Our aim in each case was to stop status epilepticus while simultaneously searching for the etiology. METHODS We describe three patients who presented with NORSE, who were refractory to multiple anticonvulsants and general anestheti...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Seizure
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1059-1311
DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2012.09.011