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

• Автори: Alexander B. Ramos MD, MS (Автор), Roberto A. Cruz MD (Автор), Nicole R. Villemarette-Pittman PhD (Автор), Piotr W. Olejniczak MD, PhD (Автор), Edward C. Mader MD (Автор)
• Формат: Книга
• Опубліковано: SAGE Publishing, 2019-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Предмети: article
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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...