[Drug resistant status epilepticus].
Refractory epileptic state (RES) is defined by severe seizures that are resistant to antiepileptic drug treatment. Diagnostic errors such as pseudo-seizures and encephalopathies with triphasic waves must be distinguished at an early stage from cases of RES. The latter are symptomatic of a focal brain lesion or severe systemic disease, most frequently metabolic in origin. The treatment of such conditions is aimed at correction of the underlying cause. A nosographic issue that is still a subject of discussion and which requires further study, i.e., PLEDS, will also be discussed in this article.
Unité d'EEG, clinique de neurologie, hôpital cantonal universitaire, Genève, Suisse.
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D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004351:Drug Resistance; D006801:Humans; D013226:Status Epilepticus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology
D000927:Anticonvulsants