Efficacy of intravenous lacosamide as an add-on treatment in refractory status epilepticus: A multicentric prospective study

Seizure

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 77-79

  Miro J ^a,b   Toledo, M ^c   Santamarina, E ^c   Ricciardi, A C ^d   Villanueva, V ^e   Pato, A ^f   Ruiz, J ^g   Juvany, R ^a   Falip, M ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

^b BELLVITGE BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE IDIBELL   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL GENERAL DE GRANOLLERS   (Spain)

^e HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA FE   (Spain)

^f Epilepsy Unit   (Spain)

^g HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LAS NIEVES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Efficacy; Intravenous lacosamide; Side effects; Status epilepticus

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; HARKOSERIDE; PHENYTOIN; VALPROIC ACID;

ADD ON THERAPY; ADULT; ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIPLOPIA; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; EPILEPTIC STATE; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; HUMAN; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NYSTAGMUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REFRACTORY STATUS EPILEPTICUS; SEIZURE; SPAIN; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ACETAMIDES; ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVENOUS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTICONVULSANTS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPAIN; STATUS EPILEPTICUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872129823     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: 15322688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2012.10.004     Document Type: Article

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