Refractory status epilepticus. Diagnosis, therapy, course, and prognosis;Therapierefraktärer status epilepticus. Diagnostik, therapie, verlauf und prognose

Nervenarzt

Volumn 77, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1159-1175

  Bosebeck F ^a   Moddel G ^a   Anneken, K ^a   Fischera, M ^a   Evers, S ^a   Ringelstein, E B ^a   Kellinghaus, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anticonvulsives; Antiepileptics; Epilepsy surgery; Refractory; Status epilepticus; Therapy

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CLOMETHIAZOLE; CLONAZEPAM; DESFLURANE; DIAZEPAM; ETHOSUXIMIDE; ETIRACETAM; ETOMIDATE; FUROSEMIDE; ISOFLURANE; LIDOCAINE; LORAZEPAM; METHOHEXITAL; MIDAZOLAM; MIDAZOLAM MALEATE; NARCOTIC AGENT; PENTOBARBITAL; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; PROPOFOL; THIOPENTAL; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID;

ALGORITHM; CHOREOATHETOSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMA; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE COURSE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG ELIMINATION; DRUG METABOLISM; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; EPILEPTIC STATE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MUSCLE RIGIDITY; MYOCLONUS; OPISTHOTONUS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; REFRACTORY PERIOD; REVIEW; SEIZURE; STUPOR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ANESTHETICS; ANTICONVULSANTS; CEREBRAL CORTEX; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA, INDUCED; PSYCHOSURGERY; STATUS EPILEPTICUS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33750330737     PISSN: 00282804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00115-006-2125-8     Document Type: Review

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