Why won't it stop? The dynamics of benzodiazepine resistance in status epilepticus

RJ Burman, RE Rosch, JM Wilmshurst, A Sen… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Status epilepticus is a life-threatening neurological emergency that affects both adults and
children. Approximately 36% of episodes of status epilepticus do not respond to the current …

Neurotoxicity evoked by organophosphates and available countermeasures

L Pulkrabkova, B Svobodova, J Konecny… - Archives of …, 2023 - Springer
Organophosphorus compounds (OP) are a constant problem, both in the military and in the
civilian field, not only in the form of acute poisoning but also for their long-lasting …

A review of nonanesthetic uses of ketamine

A Pribish, N Wood, A Kalava - Anesthesiology research and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Ketamine, a nonselective NMDA receptor antagonist, is used widely in medicine as an
anesthetic agent. However, ketamine's mechanisms of action lead to widespread …

Ketamine for management of neonatal and pediatric refractory status epilepticus

M Jacobwitz, C Mulvihill, MC Kaufman, AK Gonzalez… - Neurology, 2022 - AAN Enterprises
Background and Objectives Few data are available regarding the use of anesthetic infusions
for refractory status epilepticus (RSE) in children and neonates, and ketamine use is …

Ketamine as advanced second‐line treatment in benzodiazepine‐refractory convulsive status epilepticus in children

S Buratti, E Giacheri, A Palmieri, J Tibaldi, G Brisca… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Status epilepticus (SE) is one of the most common neurological emergencies in children. To
date, there is no definitive evidence to guide treatment of SE refractory to benzodiazepines …

Management of status epilepticus: a narrative review

I Migdady, ES Rosenthal, HR Cock - Anaesthesia, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Status epilepticus causes prolonged or repetitive seizures that, if left untreated, can lead to
neuronal injury, severe disability, coma and death in paediatric and adult populations. While …

Ketamine in adult super‐refractory status epilepticus: Efficacy analysis on a prospective registry

L Caranzano, J Novy… - Acta Neurologica …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Status epilepticus (SE) persisting despite two anti‐seizures medications (ASM)
and anesthetics is labeled super refractory (SRSE), correlating with important morbidity and …

New onset refractory status epilepticus research: what is on the horizon?

TE Gofton, N Gaspard, SE Hocker, T Loddenkemper… - Neurology, 2019 - AAN Enterprises
New-onset refractory status epilepticus (NORSE) is a clinical presentation, not a specific
diagnosis, in a patient without active epilepsy or other preexisting relevant neurologic …

Starting ketamine for neuroprotection earlier than its current use as an anesthetic/antiepileptic drug late in refractory status epilepticus

DG Fujikawa - Epilepsia, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Ketamine is currently being used as an anesthetic/antiepileptic drug in refractory status
epilepticus. To validate its use, 2 clinical trials are recruiting patients. However, preclinical …

A comparison of ketamine and midazolam as first-line anesthetic infusions for pediatric status epilepticus

M Jacobwitz, C Mulvihill, MC Kaufman, AK Gonzalez… - Neurocritical Care, 2023 - Springer
Background Pediatric refractory status epilepticus (RSE) often requires management with
anesthetic infusions, but few data compare first-line anesthetics. This study aimed to …