Open AccessResponsive neurostimulation for focal motor status epilepticus
Author(s) -
Yang Jimmy C.,
Harid Nitish M.,
Nascimento Fábio A.,
Kokkinos Vasileios,
Shaughnessy Abigail,
Lam Alice D.,
Westover M. Brandon,
LeslieMazwi Thabele M.,
Hochberg Leigh R.,
Rosenthal Eric S.,
Cole Andrew J.,
Richardson Robert M.,
Cash Sydney S.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
annals of clinical and translational neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.824
H-Index - 42
ISSN - 2328-9503
DOI - 10.1002/acn3.51318
Subject(s) - medicine , status epilepticus , neurostimulation , neuromodulation , refractory (planetary science) , epilepsia partialis continua , transcranial magnetic stimulation , deep brain stimulation , anesthesia , epilepsy , intensive care medicine , stimulation , psychiatry , disease , parkinson's disease , physics , astrobiology
No clear evidence‐based treatment paradigm currently exists for refractory and super‐refractory status epilepticus, which can result in significant mortality and morbidity. While patients are typically treated with antiepileptic drugs and anesthetics, neurosurgical neuromodulation techniques can also be considered. We present a novel case in which responsive neurostimulation was used to effectively treat a patient who had developed super‐refractory status epilepticus, later consistent with epilepsia partialis continua, that was refractory to antiepileptic drugs, immunomodulatory therapies, and transcranial magnetic stimulation. This case demonstrates how regional therapy provided by responsive neurostimulation can be effective in treating super‐refractory status epilepticus through neuromodulation of seizure networks.