objective refractory convulsive status epilepticus (se) which does not respond to first line drugs (benzodiazepines, phenytoin and phenobarbital) heralds an emergency condition in pediatric neurology which can cause irreparable brain damage. there is no consensus on the choice of drug treatment for refractory generalized  convulsive status epilepticus in children. lidocaine is a valuable forgot...

objective midazolam is a significant and effective drug for control of a life-threatening condition, generalized and partial refractory convulsive status epilepticus. the goal of this study was evaluation of midazolam efficacy for management of this serious disease and its two side effects, hypotension and respiratory failure. materials & methods our study was done using a quasi experimental me...

how to cite this article: fallah r, yadegari y, salmani nodushan m. efficacy and safety of intravenous sodium valproate in convulsive status epilepticus in children in shahid sadoughi hospital. iran. j. child. neurol 2012;6(2):39-44.   objective status epilepticus (se) is the most common pediatric neurologic emergency with high mortality and morbidity. there is no consensus on the drug of choic...

objective absence status epilepticus (ase) is a common form of nonconvulsive status epilepcticus. it is  characterized by loss of consciousness with spike and wave discharges in eeg simultaneously. the most effective treatment of ase is diazepam, either infusion or in divided doses; the former is more expensive since patients must be admitted in an intensive care unit. the aim of this study was...

introduction: refractory status epilepticus is a life-threatening disease in children wherein seizure movements don't response to first line anti convulsion drugs. this study reviewed risk factors, management and early outcome of children with refractory status epilepticus. methods: patients with refractory status epilepticus admitted in tabriz children's hospital between 2003 and 200...

objecive prolonged and uncontrolled refractory status epilepticus (se) is a life-threatening medical emergency in children (1,2,3). there is no consensus on the optimal therapy for refractory status epilepticus (1). the aim of this study was to develop a new method for treating patients with refractory status epilepticus. materials & methods ten children with refractory status epilepticus in mo...

objective this study was designed to determine the etiology of status epilepticus (se) andits relation to mortality. materials and methods this descriptive study was carried out based on the medical records of 40 patients with diagnosis of se discharged from pediatric hospital of bandar abbas between march 2002 and march 2004. multivariant analysis was pereformed to determine the prevalence of ...

non-convulsive status epilepticus (ncse) may present with several manifestations, many of which may not be obvious. the most important tool for the diagnosis of ncse is the electroencephalograph (eeg) pattern. this is a case report of a boy 9 years of age presenting with severe and continuous headache. he had received chemotherapy for histiocytosis, diagnosed at the age of 3.5 years. no evidenc...

objective hemiconvulsion-hemiplegia-epilepsy syndrome (hhe) is an initial phase of unilateral or predominantly unilateral convulsive seizures usually of long duration, with a second phase of hemiplegia (usually permanent), immediately following the hemiconvulsions;and then a third stage, characterized by the appearance of partial epileptic seizures. the causes of the initial convulsions in hhe ...