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Long-term outcomes in refractory status epilepticus.
INTRODUCTION: Refractory status epilepticus (RSE) is a diagnosis that can be made when tonic-clonic status epilepticus (SE) and focal SE cannot be stopped by at least two anti-seizure medications after 30 and 60 minutes, respectively, from the time of commencement. It could result in mortality, loss of functionality, neurological deficiency, and other serious short- and long-term effects.
AREAS COVERED: This narrative review covers original clinical studies of any design and case series investigating long-term outcomes of RSE recorded after at least a year from the SE onset.
EXPERT OPINION: The future of a patient with RSE rests mostly on the long-term effects of this severe pathological condition, which may be accompanied with systemic complications like hyperthermia, hyperkalemia, acidosis, and/or stress cardiomyopathy. Younger patients with less severe RSE of shorter duration, particularly of the convulsive kind, are reported to have better long-term outcomes. Previous studies on the factors influencing the long-term outcomes of RSE, however, did not link the outcomes to treatment options for the condition. Such circumstances currently prevent making any definitive recommendations on the treatment of RSE until future research with adequate statistical power is completed.
AREAS COVERED: This narrative review covers original clinical studies of any design and case series investigating long-term outcomes of RSE recorded after at least a year from the SE onset.
EXPERT OPINION: The future of a patient with RSE rests mostly on the long-term effects of this severe pathological condition, which may be accompanied with systemic complications like hyperthermia, hyperkalemia, acidosis, and/or stress cardiomyopathy. Younger patients with less severe RSE of shorter duration, particularly of the convulsive kind, are reported to have better long-term outcomes. Previous studies on the factors influencing the long-term outcomes of RSE, however, did not link the outcomes to treatment options for the condition. Such circumstances currently prevent making any definitive recommendations on the treatment of RSE until future research with adequate statistical power is completed.
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