Comparative analysis of patients with new onset refractory status epilepticus preceded by fever (febrile infection‐related epilepsy syndrome) versus without prior fever: An interim analysis
Jimenez A, Gopaul M, Asbell H, Aydemir S, Basha M, Batra A, Damien C, Day G, Eka O, Eschbach K, Fatima S, Fields M, Foreman B, Gerard E, Gofton T, Haider H, Hantus S, Hocker S, Jongeling A, Aparicio M, Kandula P, Kang P, Kazazian K, Kellogg M, Kim M, Lee J, Marcuse L, McGraw C, Mohamed W, Orozco J, Pimentel C, Punia V, Ramirez A, Steriade C, Struck A, Taraschenko O, Treister A, Yoo J, Zafar S, Zhou D, Zutshi D, Gaspard N, Hirsch L, Hanin A. Comparative analysis of patients with new onset refractory status epilepticus preceded by fever (febrile infection‐related epilepsy syndrome) versus without prior fever: An interim analysis. Epilepsia 2024, 65: e87-e96. PMID: 38625055, DOI: 10.1111/epi.17988.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFebrile infection-related epilepsy syndromeRefractory status epilepticusMacrophage inflammatory protein-1 alphaOnset refractory status epilepticusStatus epilepticusCerebrospinal fluidFIRES patientsCerebrospinal fluid interleukin-6Magnetic resonance imaging findingsComparative analysis of patientsAnalysis of patientsChemokine ligand 2Presenting symptomsFebrile infectionsClinical featuresGastrointestinal prodromeImaging findingsInflammatory biomarkersAntiseizure medicationsInterleukin-6Epilepsy syndromesInterim analysisPatientsEpilepticusFeverSecond‐line immunotherapy in new onset refractory status epilepticus
Hanin A, Muscal E, Hirsch L. Second‐line immunotherapy in new onset refractory status epilepticus. Epilepsia 2024, 65: 1203-1223. PMID: 38430119, DOI: 10.1111/epi.17933.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFebrile infection-related epilepsy syndromeSecond-line immunotherapyOnset refractory status epilepticusRefractory status epilepticusIntrathecal dexamethasoneStatus epilepticusCytokine levelsFunctional outcomesCerebrospinal fluid cytokine levelsInitiation of anakinraReduction of seizure frequencyLong-term functional outcomeResponse to treatmentSE onsetElevated serumFebrile infectionsImmune dysregulationLong-term disabilityTreatment initiationCase reportCytokine measurementsProspective studyAnakinraImmunotherapyTocilizumab