Pulmonology

Epilepsy

Questions discussed in this category

How do you approach tapering high dose continuous infusions for status epilepticus in patients experiencing serious medication-related toxicity?

e.g. for propofol, midazolam, ketamine

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How do you approach management of an ICU patient with brief potentially ictal rhythmic discharges (BIRDs) on EEG?

3 Answers available

When would you start antiepileptic drugs in a critically ill patient who develops myoclonic jerks but has not yet had an EEG?

2 Answers available

Do you ever start a ketogenic diet in patients who present with status epilepticus admitted to the ICU?

1 Answer available

When do you consider ketamine to treat nonconvulsive status epilepticus?

1 Answer available

Papers discussed in this category

Revista Brasileira de terapia intensiva, 2022 Jan 24

Super-refractory status epilepticus and ketogenic diet in intensive care: a series report.

Journal of clinical medicine, 2021 Feb 22

Pearls and Pitfalls of Introducing Ketogenic Diet in Adult Status Epilepticus: A Practical Guide for the Intensivist.

JAMA neurology, 2014-04

Brief potentially ictal rhythmic discharges in critically ill adults.

J Clin Neurophysiol,

American Clinical Neurophysiology Society's Standardized Critical Care EEG Terminology: 2021 Version.

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