Oral clonazepam sensitive focal status epilepticus (FSE)

Focal status epilepticus (FSE) and Epilepsia partialis continua (EPC) are relatively uncommon disorders. Antiepileptic drugs do not usually alter the FSE-EPC. An 11 year old female patient with progressive neurologic deficits and FSE showed a remarkable response to clonazepam, both clinically and el...

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Published in:Indian journal of pediatrics 1997-05, Vol.64 (3), p.424-427
Main Authors: PADMA, M. V, JAIN, S, MAHESHWARI, M. C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Administration, Oral
Anticonvulsants - administration & dosage
Anticonvulsants. Antiepileptics. Antiparkinson agents
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Clonazepam - administration & dosage
Electroencephalography
Epilepsia Partialis Continua - diagnosis
Epilepsia Partialis Continua - drug therapy
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Headache. Facial pains. Syncopes. Epilepsia. Intracranial hypertension. Brain oedema. Cerebral palsy
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Medical sciences
Nervous system (semeiology, syndromes)
Neurology
Neuropharmacology
Pharmacology. Drug treatments
Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon
Treatment Outcome
Tropical medicine
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Summary:Focal status epilepticus (FSE) and Epilepsia partialis continua (EPC) are relatively uncommon disorders. Antiepileptic drugs do not usually alter the FSE-EPC. An 11 year old female patient with progressive neurologic deficits and FSE showed a remarkable response to clonazepam, both clinically and electrophysiologically.
ISSN:0019-5456
0973-7693
DOI:10.1007/BF02845219