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The potential of brain stimulation in status epilepticus
Author(s) -
Walker Matthew C.
Publication year - 2011
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.1528-1167.2011.03240.x
Subject(s) - status epilepticus , epilepsy , transcranial magnetic stimulation , stimulation , neuroscience , medicine , brain stimulation , deep transcranial magnetic stimulation , electroconvulsive therapy , deep brain stimulation , psychology , anesthesia , cognition , disease , parkinson's disease
Summary There is a long history of the use of brain stimulation in the treatment of epilepsy but relatively little experience for its use in status epilepticus. Electroconvulsive therapy, transcranial magnetic stimulation, subcortical and cortical stimulation have all been tried with varying degrees of success in single cases or small case series. It remains unclear, however, which brain areas should be stimulated and the parameters that should be used. Moreover, the aim (stopping status epilepticus) is different from preventing seizures and so the brain areas and parameters that are useful in epilepsy may not directly translate to the treatment of status epilepticus.