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Lidocaine in Refractory Status Epilepticus: Confirmation of Efficacy with Continuous EEG Monitoring
Author(s) -
Giorgio Christopher M.,
Altman Karen,
HamiltonByrd Elizabeth,
Rabinowicz Adrian L.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
epilepsia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.687
H-Index - 191
eISSN - 1528-1167
pISSN - 0013-9580
DOI - 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1992.tb02200.x
Subject(s) - lidocaine , status epilepticus , refractory (planetary science) , medicine , anesthesia , electroencephalography , anticonvulsant , epilepsy , psychiatry , physics , astrobiology
Summary: Lidocaine was efficacious in 2 patients with refractory status epilepticus (RSE) unresponsive to several antiepileptic drugs (AEDs), including high‐dose barbiturates. We confirmed the efficacy of lidocaine with, for the first time in adults, continuous EEG monitoring. Lidocaine, when properly used, may be a treatment option in RSE.