• Critical care clinics · Oct 2014

    Review

    Neurocritical Care: Status Epilepticus Review.

    • Fawaz Al-Mufti and Jan Claassen.
    • Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, 177 Fort Washington Avenue, Milstein 8 Center Room 300, New York, NY 10032, USA.
    • Crit Care Clin. 2014 Oct 1; 30 (4): 751-64.

    AbstractStatus epilepticus (SE) is a life-threatening medical and neurologic emergency requiring prompt recognition and treatment. SE may be classified into convulsive and nonconvulsive, based on the presence of rhythmic jerking of the extremities. Refractory status epilepticus is defined as ongoing seizures failing to respond to first- and second-line anticonvulsant drug therapy and carries a high morbidity and mortality. Treatment efficacy, morbidity, and mortality are directly related to delays in starting therapy. Benzodiazepines are first-line therapy, usually followed by phenytoin/fosphenytoin. A low threshold should exist for obtaining an urgent electroencephalogram. Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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