Tratamiento del estado epiléptico refractario con topiramato oral / Treatment of refractory status epilepticus with topiramate: report of three cases
Rev. méd. Chile
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137(7): 936-939, jul. 2009. tab
Artículo
en Español
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ABSTRACT
Refractory status epilepticus is a catastrophic illness of the central nervous system, with a mortality rate that reaches 50 percent. We report three patients admitted with refractory status epilepticus a 24 year-old male that discontinued antiepileptic medications, a 46 year-old male with a focal epilepsy secondary to an encephalitis that discontinued medications due to gastrointestinal problems and a 59 year-old male with an ischemic encephalopathy AH were treated with topiramate, delivered through a nasogastric tube with a good response.
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Asunto principal:
Estado Epiléptico
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Fructosa
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio de etiología
Límite:
Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Español
Revista:
Rev. méd. Chile
Asunto de la revista:
Medicina
Año:
2009
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Chile
Institución/País de afiliación:
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile/CL
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