Functional and Cognitive Outcome in Prolonged Refractory Status Epilepticus
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Functional and cognitive outcome in prolonged refractory status epilepticus.
OBJECTIVE To determine the functional and cognitive outcomes of patients with prolonged refractory status epilepticus (PRSE) lasting 7 or more days despite the use of anesthetic agents for seizure suppression. DESIGN Retrospective analysis. SETTING St Mary's Hospital, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. PARTICIPANTS Fourteen patients with PRSE. INTERVENTION Hospital follow-up interview. ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Neurology
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0003-9942
DOI: 10.1001/archneurol.2009.273