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JOURNAL OF ECT
Volume 17, Issue 3, Pages 210-215Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/00124509-200109000-00013
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status epilepticus; electroconvulsive therapy; anticonvulsant medication; epilepsy
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- NIMH NIH HHS [MH35636, MH01577, MH60884] Funding Source: Medline
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Owing to its potent anticonvulsant actions, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) has been proposed as an intervention for treatment-resistant seizure disorders. Method: We review the literature on the use of ECT in treatment-resistant epilepsy and status epilepticus (SE) and present a case of a patient who was in nonconvulsive SE for 26 days and then treated with ECT after all standard pharmacological strategies were exhausted. Because of skull defects, a novel electrode placement was used. Results: Owing to massively elevated seizure threshold attributable to concomitant anticonvulsant medications, extraordinarily high electrical dosage was needed for ECT to elicit generalized seizures. Status was terminated after three successful ECT-induced seizures. However, the long-term functional outcome of the patient was poor. Discussion: The role of ECT in the treatment algorithm for SE is discussed.
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