background: status epilepticus (se) is a type of persistent lasting seizure with high mortality and morbidity. numerous medications are suggested for the treatment of se, two of which are sodium valproate and phenytoin. the purpose of this study is to conduct a comparison between the effi ciencies of intravenous sodium valproate and phenytoin in the treatment of this type of epilepsy. methods: ...

background: status epilepticus (se) is one of the most common neurological emergencies with high mortality and morbidity. this study aims to determine the most common causes and outcomes of se in adult patients from fars province in southern iran. materials and methods: 134 patients with se (either convulsive or non-convulsive), admitted to namazi hospital, were enrolled from january 2006 to fe...

objective status epilepticus (se) has been described as a series of major motor seizure without recovery of consciousness between seizures. se is a medical emergency that requires prompt diagnosis and appropriate treatment. in this article we shall conclude history, epidemiology, etiology, risk factors, the best management as well as the prognosis of the condition.

PURPOSE To identify predictors of poor clinical outcome in patients presenting to the intensive care units with status epilepticus (SE), in particular for patients presenting with de novo status epileptics. METHODS A retrospective review was performed on patients admitted to the intensive care units with status epilepticus in two hospitals in Hong Kong over an 11-year period from 2003 to 2013...

Status epilepticus is defined as continuous seizure activity for greater than 5 minutes or consecutive seizures without regaining consciousness over 5 minutes. Status epilepticus is common in the epilepsy population and is often associated with acute, severe neurological injury or illness such as traumatic brain injury (TBI), intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), meningitis, or pharmacologic toxicity...

The critical, fundamental mechanisms that determine the emergence of status epilepticus from a single seizure and the prolonged duration of status epilepticus are uncertain. However, several general concepts of the pathophysiology of status epilepticus have emerged: (a) the hippocampus is consistently activated during status epilepticus; (b) loss of GABA-mediated inhibitory synaptic transmissio...

Although there is no consensus over a classification system for status epilepticus, classification is necessary for appropriate management of the condition because effective management depends on the type of status epilepticus. In general, the various systems characterize status epilepticus according to where the seizures arise—from a localized region of the cortex (partial onset) or from both ...

Convulsive status epilepticus is the most extreme form of seizure. It is a medical and neurological emergency that requires prompt and appropriate treatment. Treatment of convulsive status epilepticus is usually divided into stages/steps. The International League Against Epilepsy has released a new definition of status epilepticus that may help to unify the definition in future studies. Over th...

PURPOSE Status epilepticus was rarely reported as the initial manifestation of intracranial dural arteriovenous fistulas. Successful treatment with endovascular intervention has not been reported in the literature. CASE REPORT We report three cases of dural arteriovenous fistulas initially presenting with various types of status epilepticus, including generalized tonic-clonic status epileptic...