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Comparative Study Clinical Trial
Oral ketamine in paediatric non-convulsive status epilepticus.
- L D Mewasingh, T Sékhara, A Aeby, F J C Christiaens, and B Dan.
- Department of Neurology, Children's University Hospital Queen Fabiola, Free University of Brussels (ULB), Avenue JJ Crocq 15, 1020 Brussels, Belgium. lmewasingh@belgacom.net
- Seizure. 2003 Oct 1; 12 (7): 483-9.
AbstractIn children, non-convulsive status epilepticus (NCSE) is rare and difficult to treat. Response to steroids and GABAergic medication is variable and often decreases with increasing duration of NCSE. We present our experience with oral ketamine, an NMDA-receptor antagonist, administered to five children with severe epilepsy (Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome, myoclonic-astatic epilepsy, progressive myoclonic epilepsy and Pseudo-Lennox Syndrome) during an episode of NCSE. Resolution of NCSE was documented in all cases clinically and electroencephalographically within 24-48 hours of starting ketamine. No significant side effects were noted.
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