[The treatment of status epilepticus in children].
In children the status epilepticus (SE) constitutes a neurological emergency related to a high rate morbi-mortality. The prompt recognition and management are essentially to prevent irreversible neurologic damage. The frequency of SE in emergency rooms and pediatric intensive care units (PICU) is high because of several causes in the group of children less than five years old and particularly in the first year of life. In this paper are analyzed the actual state of drug therapy, general management and prevention of complication to decrease the incidence of severe sequelae in this patients. We suggest a general guide for the pediatrician and intensivist that include monitoring in a PICU for permanent valuation of the patient which result in a better treatment to improve the outcome and survival.
Martínez-García
J J
JJ
Departamento de Terapia Intensiva Pediátrica, Hospital de Pediatría, México, D. F.
Sánchez-Gómez
S B
SB
Márquez-Enriquez
L M
LM
Rivera-Rebolledo
J C
JC
D000768:Anesthesia, General; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002648:Child; D004630:Emergencies; D006801:Humans; D013226:Status Epilepticus / Q000145:classification / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013997:Time Factors
D000927:Anticonvulsants