Successful ECT treatment for medically refractory nonconvulsive status epilepticus in pediatric patient.

Abstract

Status epilepticus is a life threatening condition with a high mortality rate in spite of aggressive treatment. There is little consensus on third and fourth line approaches in refractory cases. While electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) has been employed successfully as a treatment for refractory epilepsy and status epilepticus (SE) after exhausting conventional therapy, its use for pediatric patients is limited. We describe a 7-year-old pediatric case in which ECT was used successfully to treat medically refractory nonconvulsive status epilepticus (NCSE) without complete withdrawal of antiepileptic drugs (AED).

• Authors: Hae W Shin, Cormac A O'Donovan, Jane G Boggs, Annette Grefe, Amy Harper, William L Bell, W Vaughn McCall, Peter Rosenquist
• Journal: Seizure (Seizure) Vol. 20 Issue 5 Pg. 433-6 (Jun 2011) ISSN: 1532-2688 [Electronic] England
• PMID: 21333551 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
• Copyright: Copyright © 2011 British Epilepsy Association. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Topics

• Child
• Electroconvulsive Therapy (methods)
• Electroencephalography (methods)
• Female
• Humans
• Status Epilepticus (diagnosis, therapy)
• Treatment Outcome