title: Treatment of refractory simple partial status epilepticus by the addition of oral lacosamide in neurosurgical patients. Report of 3 cases.
abstract: Lacosamide is a new antiepileptic drug that has been successfully used for the treatment of partial seizures. We report three neurosurgical cases of simple partial status epilepticus refractory to multiple antiepileptic medications. The addition of oral lacosamide in doses of 200-400 mg in combination with the existing treatment had successfully controlled the seizures within four days.
authors: Department of Neurosurgery, Red Cross Hospital, 1 Athanasaki St., 11526 Athens, Greece ; Department of Neurosurgery, Tzanio General Hospital, 1 Zani & Afentouli St., 18536 Piraeus, Athens, Greece.
authors: Georgios F
authors: GF
authors: Hadjigeorgiou
authors: Department of Neurosurgery, Tzanio General Hospital, 1 Zani & Afentouli St., 18536 Piraeus, Athens, Greece.
authors: Adamantios
authors: A
authors: Petsanas
authors: Department of Neurosurgery, Tzanio General Hospital, 1 Zani & Afentouli St., 18536 Piraeus, Athens, Greece.
authors: Christos
authors: C
authors: Anagnostopoulos
authors: Department of Neurosurgery, Tzanio General Hospital, 1 Zani & Afentouli St., 18536 Piraeus, Athens, Greece.
authors: Christos
authors: C
authors: Chamilos
authors: Department of Neurosurgery, Tzanio General Hospital, 1 Zani & Afentouli St., 18536 Piraeus, Athens, Greece.
authors: Georgios
authors: G
authors: Vranos
authors: Department of Neurosurgery, Tzanio General Hospital, 1 Zani & Afentouli St., 18536 Piraeus, Athens, Greece.
authors: Philokypros
authors: P
authors: Spyridakis
keywords: Antiepileptic drug; Lacosamide; Seizure; Status epilepticus; Treatment