title: Intravenous levetiracetam terminates refractory focal status epilepticus.
abstract: We report a 23-year-old with complex partial status epilepticus, possibly related to underlying stroke-like migraine attacks after radiation therapy syndrome, that was refractory to benzodiazepines and phenytoin but was terminated by administration of intravenous levetiracetam.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. abend@email.chop.edu
authors.forename: Nicholas S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Abend
authors.forename: Nicole
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Florance
authors.forename: Richard S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Finkel
authors.forename: Daniel J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Licht
authors.forename: Dennis J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Dlugos
mesh_terms: D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D000077287:Levetiracetam; D008297:Male; D010889:Piracetam / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D013226:Status Epilepticus / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants; D000077287:Levetiracetam; D010889:Piracetam