• The Neurohospitalist · Jan 2011

    Status epilepticus: current treatment strategies.

    • Edward M Manno.
    • Neurological Intensive Care Unit, Cerebrovascular Center, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
    • Neurohospitalist. 2011 Jan 1; 1 (1): 23-31.

    AbstractStatus epilepticus is a neurological emergency that is commonly encountered by the neurohospitalist. Successful treatment depends upon the recognition of prolonged seizure activity and the acute mobilization of available resources. Pharmacologic treatment regimens have been shown to decrease the time needed for successful control of seizures and have provided for the rapid administration of anticonvulsant medications. Treatment strategies have evolved so that clinicians can administer effective doses of medication by whatever routes of administration are immediately available. Traditional algorithms for the treatment of status epilepticus have used a stepwise approach to the administration of first-, second-, and third-order medications. More recent options have included aggressive anesthetic doses of medications while second-line medications are being titrated.

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