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Edward J Dunn1,2, David D Willis3
1U of L Health - Jewish Hospital Palliative Care, Department of Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, USA.
Abstract:
We report a case of super refractory status epilepticus uncontrolled by multiple anti-seizure medications in an individual with acute liver failure due to hepatic cirrhosis and an obstructive ileocecal mass plus multiple bilateral lung lesions presumed to be metastatic. A ketamine infusion was initiated late in his hospitalization which eliminated the convulsive seizures in less than an hour. The abatement of convulsive seizures allowed his grieving wife to return to her husband's bedside to witness the withdrawal of life sustaining treatment and be present during the final 24 hours of his life. We review the medical literature on the role of Intravenous (IV) Ketamine in the treatment of super refractory status epilepticus.
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