Dexamethasone as Abortive Treatment for Refractory Seizures or Status Epilepticus in the Inpatient Setting

• Main Authors: Alexander B. Ramos MD, MS (Author), Roberto A. Cruz MD (Author), Nicole R. Villemarette-Pittman PhD (Author), Piotr W. Olejniczak MD, PhD (Author), Edward C. Mader MD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2019-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Refractory seizures or status epilepticus (RS/SE) continues to be a challenge in the inpatient setting. Failure to abort a seizure with antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) may lead to intubation and treatment with general anesthesia exposing patients to complications, extending hospitalization, and increasin...