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Epilepsy & behavior : E&B · Feb 2003
Case ReportsKetamine for refractory status epilepticus: a case of possible ketamine-induced neurotoxicity.
- Eroboghene E Ubogu, Stephen M Sagar, Alan J Lerner, Brian N Maddux, José I Suarez, and Mary Ann Werz.
- Department of Neurology, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Hanna House 5th Floor, 11100 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106-5040, USA.
- Epilepsy Behav. 2003 Feb 1;4(1):70-5.
AbstractA 44-year-old man with treated neurosyphilis presented with subclinical status epilepticus (SE) refractory to intravenous high-dose lorazepam, phenytoin, and valproic acid over 4 days. Ketamine infusion was instituted after low-dose propofol sedation with gradual control of electrographic seizures over 72h. Reevaluation 3 months later revealed diffuse cerebellar and worsened cerebral atrophy, consistent with animal models of N-methyl-D-aspartate antagonist-mediated neurotoxicity. Animal studies of prolonged ketamine therapy are required before widespread human use in SE.
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