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Intractable seizure

MedGen UID:
388894
Concept ID:
C2674422
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Intractable seizures

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Henshall DC, Hamer HM, Pasterkamp RJ, Goldstein DB, Kjems J, Prehn JHM, Schorge S, Lamottke K, Rosenow F
Lancet Neurol 2016 Dec;15(13):1368-1376. doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(16)30246-0. PMID: 27839653
VanStraten AF, Ng YT
Pediatr Neurol 2012 Sep;47(3):153-61. doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2012.05.001. PMID: 22883278
Krumholz A
Neurology 1999;53(5 Suppl 2):S76-83. PMID: 10496237

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Griffith NM, Schefft BK
Epilepsy Behav 2023 Mar;140:109094. Epub 2023 Feb 1 doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2023.109094. PMID: 36736238
Bhoopathy RM, Arthy B, Vignesh SS, Ruckmani S, Srinivasan AV
Neurol India 2021 Jul-Aug;69(4):842-846. doi: 10.4103/0028-3886.323886. PMID: 34507399
Tidball AM, Lopez-Santiago LF, Yuan Y, Glenn TW, Margolis JL, Clayton Walker J, Kilbane EG, Miller CA, Martina Bebin E, Scott Perry M, Isom LL, Parent JM
Brain 2020 Oct 1;143(10):3025-3040. doi: 10.1093/brain/awaa247. PMID: 32968789Free PMC Article
Samanta D
Neuropediatrics 2020 Apr;51(2):135-145. Epub 2020 Feb 20 doi: 10.1055/s-0040-1701694. PMID: 32079034
Henshall DC, Hamer HM, Pasterkamp RJ, Goldstein DB, Kjems J, Prehn JHM, Schorge S, Lamottke K, Rosenow F
Lancet Neurol 2016 Dec;15(13):1368-1376. doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(16)30246-0. PMID: 27839653

Diagnosis

Henshall DC, Hamer HM, Pasterkamp RJ, Goldstein DB, Kjems J, Prehn JHM, Schorge S, Lamottke K, Rosenow F
Lancet Neurol 2016 Dec;15(13):1368-1376. doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(16)30246-0. PMID: 27839653
Schulze A
Handb Clin Neurol 2013;113:1837-43. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-59565-2.00053-8. PMID: 23622406
VanStraten AF, Ng YT
Pediatr Neurol 2012 Sep;47(3):153-61. doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2012.05.001. PMID: 22883278
Krumholz A, Hopp J
Semin Neurol 2006 Jul;26(3):341-50. doi: 10.1055/s-2006-945520. PMID: 16791780
Cascino GD
Neurol Clin 2001 May;19(2):271-87. doi: 10.1016/s0733-8619(05)70019-0. PMID: 11358745

Therapy

Samanta D
Neuropediatrics 2020 Apr;51(2):135-145. Epub 2020 Feb 20 doi: 10.1055/s-0040-1701694. PMID: 32079034
Gerace E, Resta F, Landucci E, Renzi D, Masi A, Pellegrini-Giampietro DE, Calabrò A, Mannaioni G
Sci Rep 2017 Nov 9;7(1):15146. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-14845-4. PMID: 29123180Free PMC Article
Kemerdere R, Yuksel O, Kacira T, Yeni N, Ozkara C, Tanriverdi T, Uzan M, Ozyurt E
Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2014 Nov;126:196-200. Epub 2014 Sep 30 doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2014.09.007. PMID: 25285877
VanStraten AF, Ng YT
Pediatr Neurol 2012 Sep;47(3):153-61. doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2012.05.001. PMID: 22883278
Khoharo HK, Ansari S, Abro A, Qureshi F
J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad 2009 Apr-Jun;21(2):178-9. PMID: 20524502

Prognosis

Griffith NM, Schefft BK
Epilepsy Behav 2023 Mar;140:109094. Epub 2023 Feb 1 doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2023.109094. PMID: 36736238
VanStraten AF, Ng YT
Pediatr Neurol 2012 Sep;47(3):153-61. doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2012.05.001. PMID: 22883278
Krumholz A, Hopp J
Semin Neurol 2006 Jul;26(3):341-50. doi: 10.1055/s-2006-945520. PMID: 16791780
Krumholz A
Neurology 1999;53(5 Suppl 2):S76-83. PMID: 10496237
Carmant L, Holmes GL
J Child Neurol 1994 Oct;9 Suppl 2:50-60. PMID: 7806786

Clinical prediction guides

Griffith NM, Schefft BK
Epilepsy Behav 2023 Mar;140:109094. Epub 2023 Feb 1 doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2023.109094. PMID: 36736238
Kumar A, Chugani HT
J Nucl Med Technol 2017 Mar;45(1):14-21. doi: 10.2967/jnumed.112.114397. PMID: 28258205
Cascino GD
Neurol Clin 2001 May;19(2):271-87. doi: 10.1016/s0733-8619(05)70019-0. PMID: 11358745
Blume WT
Curr Opin Neurol 2001 Apr;14(2):193-7. doi: 10.1097/00019052-200104000-00010. PMID: 11262735
Carmant L, Holmes GL
J Child Neurol 1994 Oct;9 Suppl 2:50-60. PMID: 7806786

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