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BRITISH JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIA
Volume 108, Issue 4, Pages 562-571Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aes027
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anaesthesia; anticonvulsants; epilepsy; status epilepticus
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- UCB pharma
- Eisai
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Epilepsy is the most common serious neurological disorder, with a prevalence of 0.51 of the population. While the traditional antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) still play a significant role in treatment of seizures, there has been an influx of newer agents over the last 20 yr, which are now in common usage. Anaesthetists are frequently faced with patients with epilepsy undergoing emergency or elective surgery and patients suffering seizures and status epilepticus in the intensive care unit (ICU). This review examines perioperative epilepsy management, the mode of action of AEDs and their interaction with anaesthetic agents, potential adverse effects of anaesthetic agents, and the acute management of seizures and refractory status epilepticus on the ICU. Relevant literature was identified by a Pubmed search of epilepsy and status epilepticus in conjunction with individual anaesthetic agents.
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