Clinical experience of three pediatric and one adult case of spike-and-wave status epilepticus treated with injectable valproic acid.

MG, Chez; MS, Hammer; M, Loeffel; C, Nowinski; BT, Bagan

doi:10.1177/088307389901400405

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Clinical experience of three pediatric and one adult case of spike-and-wave status epilepticus treated with injectable valproic acid.

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Chez MG

Hammer MS

Loeffel M

Abstract

Subclinical or nonconvulsive status epilepticus may cause severe postmorbid neurologic dysfunction. It is, therefore, critical to rapidly identify and treat these cases. The recent availability of injectable valproic acid (Depacon) provides an additional method for treatment of status epilepticus, a...

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