1. Management of Super-Refractory Status Epilepticus with Isoflurane and Hypothermia
- Author
-
Dmitriy Viderman, Charles P. Gilman, and Agzam Zhumadilov
- Subjects
Mild hypothermia ,SRSE ,neurotrauma ,Status epilepticus ,lcsh:RC346-429 ,Epilepsy ,isoflurane ,medicine ,lcsh:Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system ,business.industry ,Neurointensive care ,Hypothermia ,medicine.disease ,Clinical Case Study ,nervous system diseases ,Neurology ,Isoflurane ,nervous system ,neurocritical care ,Anesthesia ,Anesthetic ,epilepsy ,Neurology (clinical) ,medicine.symptom ,business ,hypothermia ,Super refractory ,medicine.drug ,Neuroscience - Abstract
Super-refractory status epilepticus is status epilepticus that continues beyond 24 hours and includes those cases in which epilepsy is recurrent upon reduction or withdrawal of treatment. We describe the presentation and successful management of a male patient with super-refractory status epilepticus using the inhaled anesthetic, isoflurane, and mild hypothermia (HT). The potential utility of combined HT and volatile anesthesia is discussed.
- Published
- 2015
- Full Text
- View/download PDF