Management of Status Epilepticus in Children

Douglas M Smith; Emily L McGinnis; Diana J Walleigh; Nicholas S Abend

doi:10.3390/jcm5040047

Management of Status Epilepticus in Children

J Clin Med. 2016 Apr 13;5(4):47. doi: 10.3390/jcm5040047.

Authors

Douglas M Smith¹, Emily L McGinnis², Diana J Walleigh³, Nicholas S Abend⁴

Affiliations

¹ Departments of Neurology and Pediatrics, The Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. SmithD13@email.chop.edu.
² Departments of Neurology and Pediatrics, The Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. RobbinsE@email.chop.edu.
³ Departments of Neurology and Pediatrics, The Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. WalleighD@email.chop.edu.
⁴ Departments of Neurology and Pediatrics, The Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. abend@email.chop.edu.

Abstract

Status epilepticus is a common pediatric neurological emergency. Management includes prompt administration of appropriately selected anti-seizure medications, identification and treatment of seizure precipitant(s), as well as identification and management of associated systemic complications. This review discusses the definitions, classification, epidemiology and management of status epilepticus and refractory status epilepticus in children.

Keywords: pediatric; seizure; status epilepticus.

Publication types

Review

Grants and funding

K23 NS076550/NS/NINDS NIH HHS/United States