Refractory tonic generalized status epilepticus. Report of a case of exceptionally prolonged duration

Eur Neurol. 1991;31(6):413-8. doi: 10.1159/000116706.

Abstract

A generalized tonic status epilepticus persisting for 5 months in a young adult previously affected only by tonic-clonic seizures is described. The syndromic classification of the case remains unsettled.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Anticonvulsants / therapeutic use
  • Cerebral Cortex / drug effects
  • Cerebral Cortex / physiopathology
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Electroencephalography*
  • Epilepsy, Generalized / drug therapy
  • Epilepsy, Generalized / physiopathology*
  • Epilepsy, Tonic-Clonic / drug therapy
  • Epilepsy, Tonic-Clonic / physiopathology*
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Status Epilepticus / drug therapy
  • Status Epilepticus / physiopathology*

Substances

  • Anticonvulsants