Articles Tagged With: anticonvulsant
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Ketamine for Super-Refractory Status Epilepticus
In this retrospective paper, the authors review the efficacy and safety of ketamine infusion in patients with status epilepticus who have failed benzodiazepine, standard anticonvulsant, and at least one other anesthetic drip.
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Anticonvulsant Prescribing Habits and Declining Teratogenesis: The Changing Landscape of Pregnancy and Epilepsy
These authors analyzed data from a long-standing prospective cohort to study changes in prescribing habits and pregnancy outcomes following restriction on the use of valproic acid in women of child-bearing potential. Declining use of valproate and carbamazepine was associated with a decline in teratogenesis.