2012
Epilepsy Emergencies: Diagnosis and Management
Foreman B, Hirsch LJ. Epilepsy Emergencies: Diagnosis and Management. Neurologic Clinics 2012, 30: 11-41. PMID: 22284053, DOI: 10.1016/j.ncl.2011.09.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStatus epilepticusLimited evidence-based guidanceIrreversible brain injuryNonconvulsive status epilepticusEvidence-based guidanceEpilepsy emergenciesNonconvulsive seizuresHigh morbidityBrain injuryEarly treatmentTreatment responseProlonged casesRefractory conditionEpilepticusPatientsPrognosisSeizuresTreatmentDiagnosisMorbidityComatoseInjuryMortality
2002
The current state of treatment of status epilepticus
Hirsch LJ, Claassen J. The current state of treatment of status epilepticus. Current Neurology And Neuroscience Reports 2002, 2: 345-356. PMID: 12044254, DOI: 10.1007/s11910-002-0010-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStatus epilepticusRefractory status epilepticusConvulsive status epilepticusNonconvulsive status epilepticusCertain EEG patternsAmbulatory patientsConfusional stateIll patientsClinical trialsEarly treatmentAnesthetic agentsEpilepticusClinical careEEG patternsPatientsTreatmentElectroencephalogram (EEG) recordingsMidazolamPropofolDiagnosis