Refractory status epilepticus: Electroconvulsive therapy as a possible therapeutic strategy

Seizure

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 661-664

  Lambrecq, Virginie ^a,b   Villéga, Frédéric ^a   Marchal, Cécile ^a   Michel, Véronique ^a   Guehl, Dominique ^a,b   Rotge, Jean Yves ^c   Burbaud, Pierre ^a,b  

^a HÔPITAL PELLEGRIN   (France)

^b INSTITUT DES MALADIES NEURODÉGÉNÉRATIVES   (France)

^c CENTRE HOSPITALIER CHARLES PERRENS   (France)

Author keywords

Electroconvulsive therapy; Status epilepticus; Treatment resistance

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLOBAZAM; CLONAZEPAM; DIAZEPAM; ETIRACETAM; FELBAMATE; FENTANYL; GABAPENTIN; ISOFLURANE; LAMOTRIGINE; LORAZEPAM; MIDAZOLAM; NITRAZEPAM; OXCARBAZEPINE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; PREGABALIN; PROPOFOL; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID; VIGABATRIN; ZONISAMIDE;

CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CORTICAL DYSPLASIA; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; EPILEPTIC STATE; HUMAN; KETOGENIC DIET; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTORY STATUS EPILEPTICUS; REVIEW; SEIZURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; STATUS EPILEPTICUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866367362     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: 15322688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2012.07.010     Document Type: Review

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