Delayed treatment of status epilepticus is known to increase seizure duration, but new research shows that a delay of more than 10 minutes from seizure onset increases morbidity and risk of death. The ...

Figure 1 shows the flowchart details of how we identified and selected studies for the review (last reassessment of search on January 31, 2014). The search using "status epilepticus" produced 9,003 ...

Come learn about ESETT, a seizure study that may affect you or someone you know! Status Epilepticus (SE) is as a seizure lasting longer than five minutes without stopping on its own or without waking ...

Treatment of NCSE depends to a large extent on the subtype diagnosed and the circumstances in which SE occurs ( Table 1). The drug regimens described below are applicable to patients of all ages; ...

A rare condition that presents with refractory and many times super-refractory status epilepticus, NORSE, including its subtype febrile infection related epilepsy syndrome (FIRES), is heterogeneous ...

Although the condition is rare and cases are limited, researchers were able to generally conclude vagal nerve stimulation (VNS) serves as a well-tolerated intervention. In a recent perspective piece, ...

Status epilepticus (SE) is a medical emergency characterized by recurrent episodes of seizures without the recovery of consciousness between them. It is associated with significant mortality, mostly ...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sage Therapeutics (NASDAQ: SAGE), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel medicines to treat life-altering central nervous system (CNS) disorders ...

There are three treatment options commonly used by doctors in the emergency room to treat patients with refractory status epilepticus, severe seizures that continue even after benzodiazepine ...