Skip to main content Accessibility help

We use cookies to distinguish you from other users and to provide you with a better experience on our websites. Close this message to accept cookies or find out how to manage your cookie settings.

Close cookie message
×
Hostname: page-component-848d4c4894-nmvwc Total loading time: 0 Render date: 2024-06-28T15:01:15.008Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false

Chapter 14 - Management of Emergencies in Epilepsy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 May 2018

Dieter Schmidt ,
William O. Tatum  and
Steven Schachter
By
Dieter Schmidt
Dieter Schmidt
Affiliation:
Epilepsy Research Group, Free University of Berlin
William O. Tatum
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston
Steven Schachter
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston
Get access
Type
Chapter
Information
Common Pitfalls in Epilepsy
Case-Based Learning
 , pp. 215 - 228
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2018

Access options

Get access to the full version of this content by using one of the access options below. (Log in options will check for institutional or personal access. Content may require purchase if you do not have access.)

References

Alldredge, B. K., Gelb, A. M., Isaacs, S. M., et al. A comparison of lorazepam, diazepam, and placebo for the treatment of out-of-hospital status epilepticus. N Engl J Med 2001 Aug 30; 345(9): 631–7.Google Scholar
Bleck, T. P. Intensive care unit management of patients with status epilepticus. Epilepsia 2007;48(Suppl. 8): 59–60.Google Scholar
Elger, C. E., Berkenfeld, R. (geteilte Erstautorenschaft) et al. S1-Leitlinie Erster epileptischer Anfall und Epilepsien im Erwachsenenalter. In: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Neurologie, Hrsg. Leitlinien für Diagnostik und Therapie in der Neurologie, 2017. www.dgn.org/leitlinien.Google Scholar
Elger, C. E., Schmidt, D. Modern management of epilepsy: a practical approach. Epilepsy Behav 2008;12: 501–39.Google Scholar
Hill, C. E., Parikh, A. O., Ellis, C., Myers, J. S., Litt, B. Timing is everything: where status epilepticus treatment fails. Ann Neurol 2017;82(2): 155–65.Google Scholar
Kälviäinen, R., Eriksson, K., Parviainen, I. Refractory generalised convulsive status epilepticus : a guide to treatment. CNS Drugs 2005;19(9): 759–68.Google Scholar
Knake, S., Hamer, H. M., Rosenow, F. Status epilepticus: a critical review. Epilepsy Behav 2009 May; 15(1): 10–4. Epub 2009 Feb 21.Google Scholar
Meierkord, H., Boon, P., Engelsen, B., et al. EFNS guideline on the management of status epilepticus. Eur J Neurol 2006 May; 13(5): 445–50.Google Scholar
Minicucci, F., Muscas, G., Perucca, E., et al. Treatment of status epilepticus in adults: guidelines of the Italian League against Epilepsy. Epilepsia 2006;47(Suppl. 5): 9–15.Google Scholar
Muayqil, T., Rowe, B. H., Ahmed, S. N. Treatment adherence and outcomes in the management of convulsive status epilepticus in the emergency room. Epileptic Disord 2007 Mar; 9(1): 43–50. Epub 2007 Feb 15.Google Scholar
Neville, B. G., Chin, R. F., Scott, R. C. Childhood convulsive status epilepticus: epidemiology, management and outcome.1. Acta Neurol Scand 2007 Apr; 115(4 Suppl.): 21–4.Google Scholar
Olsen, K. B., Taubøll, E., Gjerstad, L. Valproate is an effective, well-tolerated drug for treatment of status epilepticus/serial attacks in adults. Acta Neurol Scand Suppl 2007;187: 51–4.Google Scholar
Pellock, J. M. Overview: definitions and classifications of seizure emergencies. J Child Neurol 2007 May; 22(5 Suppl.): 9S–13S.Google Scholar
Roohi, F., Fox, A. Burst fracture of the first lumbar vertebra and conus-cauda syndrome complicating a single convulsive seizure: a challenge of diagnosis in the Emergency Department. J Emerg Med 2006 Nov; 31(4): 381–5.Google Scholar
Treiman, D. M. Status epilepticus. In Treatment of epilepsy: principles and practice (Wyllie, E., ed.), pp. 681–97. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA; 2001.Google Scholar
Treiman, D. M. Treatment of convulsive status epilepticus. Int Rev Neurobiol 2007;81: 273–85.Google Scholar
Treiman, D. M., Meyers, P. D., Walton, N. Y., et al. A comparison of four treatments for generalized convulsive status epilepticus. Veterans Affairs Status Epilepticus Cooperative Study Group. N Engl J Med 1998;339: 792–8.Google Scholar
Treiman, D. M., Walker, M. C. Treatment of seizure emergencies: convulsive and nonconvulsive status epilepticus. Epilepsy Res 2006;68(Suppl. 1): S77–82.Google Scholar
Wheless, J. W., Treiman, D. M. The role of the newer antiepileptic drugs in the treatment of generalized convulsive status epilepticus. Epilepsia 2008;49(Suppl. 9): 74–8.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed

Save book to Kindle

To save this book to your Kindle, first ensure coreplatform@cambridge.org is added to your Approved Personal Document E-mail List under your Personal Document Settings on the Manage Your Content and Devices page of your Amazon account. Then enter the ‘name’ part of your Kindle email address below. Find out more about saving to your Kindle.

Note you can select to save to either the @free.kindle.com or @kindle.com variations. ‘@free.kindle.com’ emails are free but can only be saved to your device when it is connected to wi-fi. ‘@kindle.com’ emails can be delivered even when you are not connected to wi-fi, but note that service fees apply.

Find out more about the Kindle Personal Document Service.

Available formats
×

Save book to Dropbox

To save content items to your account, please confirm that you agree to abide by our usage policies. If this is the first time you use this feature, you will be asked to authorise Cambridge Core to connect with your account. Find out more about saving content to Dropbox.

Available formats
×

Save book to Google Drive

To save content items to your account, please confirm that you agree to abide by our usage policies. If this is the first time you use this feature, you will be asked to authorise Cambridge Core to connect with your account. Find out more about saving content to Google Drive.

Available formats
×