Control of epilepsy partialis continuans with intravenous nimodipine. Report of two cases.
The authors present two patients with continuous focal epileptic seizures intractable to conventional antiepileptic therapy. Both cases were successfully treated with intravenous nimodipine.
D000368:Aged; D002220:Carbamazepine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000150:complications; D004828:Epilepsies, Partial / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009553:Nimodipine / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D002220:Carbamazepine; D009553:Nimodipine