2016
Treatment of Convulsive Status Epilepticus
Grover EH, Nazzal Y, Hirsch LJ. Treatment of Convulsive Status Epilepticus. Current Treatment Options In Neurology 2016, 18: 11. PMID: 26920416, DOI: 10.1007/s11940-016-0394-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnti-epileptic drugsNon-convulsive SEStatus epilepticusRefractory SEPreferred second-line agentNon-convulsive status epilepticusAnti-seizure medicationsHome rescue medicationThird-line agentsAcute side effectsConvulsive status epilepticusFirst-line treatmentNon-convulsive seizuresSecond-line agentsLower health care costsEmergency room visitsImmuno-modulatory agentsRecovery of consciousnessUse of benzodiazepinesQuality of lifeHealth care costsConsecutive seizuresParaneoplastic etiologyRescue medicationBuccal midazolam
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