2010
Use of EEG Monitoring and Management of Non-Convulsive Seizures in Critically Ill Patients: A Survey of Neurologists
Abend NS, Dlugos DJ, Hahn CD, Hirsch LJ, Herman ST. Use of EEG Monitoring and Management of Non-Convulsive Seizures in Critically Ill Patients: A Survey of Neurologists. Neurocritical Care 2010, 12: 382-389. PMID: 20198513, PMCID: PMC2944658, DOI: 10.1007/s12028-010-9337-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-convulsive seizuresIll patientsEEG monitoringPhenytoin/fosphenytoinCritically Ill PatientsAbnormal eye movementsFurther prospective studiesCommon clinical problemSurvey of neurologistsCEEG indicationsCEEG utilizationResultsThree hundredStatus epilepticusProspective studyMental statusCommon anticonvulsantsClinical problemPatientsAreas of uncertaintyPrior convulsionsCurrent practiceEye movementsLevetiracetamSeizuresNeurologists
2003
Treatment of status epilepticus: a survey of neurologists
Claassen J, Hirsch LJ, Mayer SA. Treatment of status epilepticus: a survey of neurologists. Journal Of The Neurological Sciences 2003, 211: 37-41. PMID: 12767495, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-510x(03)00036-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntiepileptic drugsStatus epilepticusCurrent treatment preferencesElimination of seizuresFourth-line treatmentTreatment of RSESecond-line therapyConvulsive status epilepticusFirst-line therapyNew antiepileptic drugsTraditional treatment paradigmSurvey of neurologistsIntravenous lorazepamSE refractoryTitration goalsMulticenter trialTreatment paradigmTreatment preferencesCritical careValproic acidBurst suppressionAmerican AcademyEpilepticusEpilepsy SectionTherapy