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Isoflurane for the management of status epilepticus
R I Meeke1, B E Soifer, A W Gelb
1Department of Anaesthesia, University Hospital, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada.
DICP : the Annals of Pharmacotherapy
|July 1, 1989
Abstract:
When conventional therapy fails in status epilepticus, general anesthesia is recommended. We present our experience with isoflurane, an inhalational anesthetic, in the management of a patient with refractory status epilepticus. The seizures were controlled with relatively small concentrations of isoflurane. Hypotension, the only adverse effect of isoflurane, was managed with fluid and dopamine infusions.