2022
Updated review of rescue treatments for seizure clusters and prolonged seizures
Blond BN, Hirsch LJ. Updated review of rescue treatments for seizure clusters and prolonged seizures. Expert Review Of Neurotherapeutics 2022, 22: 567-577. PMID: 35862983, DOI: 10.1080/14737175.2022.2105207.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRescue medicationProlonged seizuresSeizure clustersTreatment of epilepsyQuality of lifeOngoing seizuresFurther seizuresRefractory seizuresRecurrent seizuresRescue treatmentSeizure activitySeizure episodesIntranasal formulationRisk factorsClinical careEffective treatmentMedicationsSeizuresEpilepsyMorbidityClinical opportunitiesAdverse effectsTreatmentReviewEpidemiology
2014
The consequences of refractory epilepsy and its treatment
Laxer KD, Trinka E, Hirsch LJ, Cendes F, Langfitt J, Delanty N, Resnick T, Benbadis SR. The consequences of refractory epilepsy and its treatment. Epilepsy & Behavior 2014, 37: 59-70. PMID: 24980390, DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2014.05.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRefractory epilepsyPractical clinical recommendationsNew drug therapiesPersistent seizuresOngoing seizuresSurgical treatmentAntiepileptic drugsUncontrolled seizuresDrug therapyEpilepsy expertsEpileptogenic processPsychosocial burdenClinical recommendationsNeuropsychiatric impairmentNervous systemEpilepsyProgressive epilepsySeizuresDiagnostic proceduresVocational consequencesAdverse effectsPatientsRiskTreatmentBurden