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Document Title: Seizures
Author(s): Ryan LaFollette, MD (University of Cincinnati), 2013
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SEIZURES
RYAN LAFOLLETTE MD
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI
EMERGENCY MEDICINE R2
WHAT WE WILL COVER
• LONG-TERM AED THERAPY
• PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF LOCALIZATION
• HOW TO CURE PSYCHOGENIC SEIZURES
WHAT WE WILL NOT
COVER
• DEFINE WHAT A SEIZURE IS
• HOW TO STOP THEM
• SECONDARY SEIZURES
• SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES
• PSYCHOGENIC NON-EPILEPTIC SEIZURES
(PNES)
Active Seizure
Lorazepam
4mg IV
Fosphenytoin
20mg/kg
Valproic Acid
20mg/kg
Phenobarbital
20mg/kg
Midazolam
5mg IV
Diazepam
10mg IV
Phenytoin
20mg/kg at
50mg/min
Propofol
1mg/kg over 5
minutes
IV/IO Access RBS
Midazolam
IM 10mg
Buccal 35mg
Diazepam
PR 0.5mg
No
FIRST LINE
May re-dose if no
response
LABS
FBS
Electrolytes
(plus mg, ca)
Renal Fnc
Urinalysis
Consider
CT Head
LP
SECOND LINE
CONSIDER
Intubation
- Failure to
protect
- Failure to
oxygenate
CASE # 1
• TUESDAY – 8:01AM - RED ZONE…
• 23Y M PRESENTS WITH FIRST ONSET SEIZURE
• VITAL SIGNS HR 110, BP 150/80, RR 25, SAT 93%
• STARTED 10 MINUTES PRIOR TO ARRIVAL
DEFINITIONS
• SEIZURE - ABNORMAL BRAIN FUNCTION FROM NEURAL DYSYNCHRONY
• STATUS EPILEPTICUS – NO CONSENSUS DEFINITION
• UNINTERRUPTED SEIZURE LASTING LONGER THAN 5-10 MINUTES
• MULTIPLE SEIZURES WITHOUT RETURN TO BASELINE
• REFRACTORY STATUS EPILEPTICUS (30-40% OF THOSE IN STATUS)
• SEIZURES ONGOING AFTER FIRST AND SECOND LINE THERAPY
STATUS
• 20% MORTALITY
• ANOXIA INCREASES TO 69-81%
• FROM SECONDARY CAUSES (RHABDOMYOLYSIS, LACTIC ACIDOSIS, ASPIRATION, RESP FAILURE)
• NEURONAL DEATH OCCURS IN 30-60 MINUTES (CORTICAL LAMINAR NECROSIS)
• MORE LIKELY DUE TO
• ENCEPHALITIS
• MEDICATION NONCOMPLIANCE
• WITHDRAWAL
• STRUCTURAL INJURY
TYPES
NONCONVULSIVE
• SIMPLE PARTIAL – CONTINUOUS OR REPETITIVE FOCAL MOTOR OR SENSORY LESIONS
• ‘THE FLASHLIGHT IN THE CORNER OF EVERY ROOM’
• COMPLEX PARTIAL – SAME BUT WITH ALTERED CONSCIOUSNESS
CONVULSIVE
• GENERALIZED TONIC-CLONIC – CLASSICAL JERKING THEN FLACCID LIMBS WITH MYOCLONUS,
ALWAYS WITH ALTERED CONSCIOUSNESS
THE OTHERS
• ABSENCE
• ALTERATION IN CONSCIOUSNESS, MYOCLONUS, EYE BLINKING, APHASIA
• MYOCLONUS
SECONDARY SEIZURES
• VASCULAR
• STROKE (ISCHEMIC/HEMORRHAGIC), TBI
• INFECTIOUS
• ENCEPHALITIS, MENINGITIS, LOWERED THRESHOLD
• METABOLIC
• HYPONATREMIA, HYPOGLYCEMIA, UREMIA, HYPOCALCEMIA, HYPOMAGNESEMIA,
HYPERAMMONEMIA, LOW PYRIDOXINE, ACUTE INTERMITTENT PORPHYRIA, HYPOXIA
• TOXIC
• INTOXICATION (COCAINE, STIMULANT, THEOPHYLLINE)
• WITHDRAWAL (ETHANOL (7-48H FROM LAST DRINK), BENZODIAZEPINES, BACLOFEN)
• LOWERED THRESHOLD
• (QUINOLONE ANTIBIOTICS, TCAS, BUPROPION, CYCLOSPORINE, METRONIDAZOLE, ISONIAZID, BUPIVACAINE,
PEN G, LITHIUM)
TESTING
• FBS
• ELECTROLYTES (PLUS MG, CA)
• RENAL PANEL
• URINALYSIS
• OTHERS
• CT HEAD
• LP
• PROLACTIN
• USEFUL ACUTELY IF QUESTION OF PSYCHOGENIC BUT CAN NORMALIZE
• CREATININE KINASE
• IF SUSPICION OF RHABDO/PROLONGED CONVULSION
ANTI-EPILEPTIC THERAPIES
• BENZODIAZEPINES
• PHENYTOIN
• PHENOBARBITAL
• PROPOFOL
• LEVETIRACETAM
BENZODIAZEPINES
• DIAZEPAM
• LORAZEPAM (ATIVAN)
• MIDAZOLAM (VERSED)
ACT ON GABA RECEPTORS TO SLOW NEUROTRANSMISSION
DIAZEPAM
• LIPID SOLUBLE, STABLE AT ROOM TEMP
• DOSE – 10MG IV/PR
• EFFECT IN 10-20 SECONDS IN 50-80% PATIENTS IN STATUS
• EFFECT CAN LAST <20 MINUTES
• HALF-LIFE – 30-60 HOURS
LORAZEPAM
• DOSE – 0.1MG/KG - 4MG IM/IV/IN SHOULD REPEAT X 1 IN 2 MINUTES IF NO EFFECT
• EFFECT ONSET – UP TO 2 MINUTES
• EFFECT DURATION – 4-6 HOURS
• HALF-LIFE – 14 HOURS
MIDAZOLAM (VERSED)
• DOSE – 0.1MG/KG - 5MG IV
• 0.2MG/KG - 10MG IN/IM
• 0.5MG/KG – 25MG BUCCAL
• EFFECT ONSET <1 MINUTE
• EFFECT DURATION – SHORTEST OF BENZOS
• COMMON DRIP (0.2MG/KG BOLUS, 0.75-10MCG/KG/MIN RATE)
• HALF-LIFE – 2.5 HOURS
PHENYTOIN
• DOSE - 20MG/KG LOADING DOSE AT RATE OF 50MG/MIN
• ADVERSE EVENTS
• SEVERE HYPOTENSION (RATE RELATED)
• ACUTE ARRHYTHMIAS (BRADY, TACHY)
• VENOUS THROMBOSIS
• STEVENS-JOHNSON SYNDROME
• HEPATOTOXICITY
FOSPHENYTOIN
• PRODRUG OF PHENYTOIN, METABOLIZED IN PHENYTOIN IN SERUM
• DOSE – 20 MG (PHENYTOIN EQUIVALENTS[PE])/KG – RATE UP TO 150 PE/KG
• INCREASED WATER SOLUBILITY
• ADVERSE EFFECTS
• LESS CARDIOVASCULAR SIDE EFFECTS?
• NO PROPYLENE GLYCOL
BARBITURATES
• PHENOBARBITAL
• DOSE – 20 MG/KG AT RATE 30-50 MG/MIN
• ADVERSE EVENTS – HYPOVENTILATION,
HYPOTENSION
• HALF-LIFE 87-100 HOURS
• PENTOBARBITAL
• DOSE – 10 MG/KG AT RATE UP TO 100
MG/MIN
• CONTINUOUS INFUSION AT 1-4MG/KG/HR
• LIMITED BY HYPOTENSION, MAY REQUIRE
PRESSORS AT HIGHER INFUSIONS
• PRIMARILY FOR REFRACTORY STATUS
ACT ON CL- GABA RECEPTORS TO HYPERPOLARIZE AND INHIBIT NEUROTRANSMISSION
• THIOPENTAL
• SHORTER HALF-LIFE BUT
OVERALL ACCUMULATES
DUE TO ACTIVE
METABOLITES
(PENTOBARBITAL)
• IMMUNOSUPPRESSION?
PROPOFOL
• DOSE – 1MG/KG OVER 5 MINUTES, CAN BE USED AS DRIP UP TO 4MG/KG/HR
• SIGNIFICANTLY FASTER IN REFRACTORY STATUS THAN BARBITURATES
• 3 MINUTES VS 123 MINUTES
• ADVERSE EFFECTS
• HYPOTENSION, HYPOVENTILATION
• PROPOFOL-INFUSION SYNDROME
• METABOLIC ACIDOSIS, RHABDOMYOLYSIS, CARDIAC, RENAL DYSFUNCTION
• DECREASED BY LIMITING TO < 2 DAYS
PHENOLIC COMPOUND UNRELATED TO OTHER AEDS
VALPROIC ACID
• DOSE – 20MG/KG AT RATE UP TO 20MG/MIN
• SIDE EFFECTS
• HYPOTENSION, DYSRHYTHMIAS
• HYPERAMMONEMIC ENCEPHALOPATHY (CAREFUL IN SUSPECTED INBORN ERROR OF METABOLISM)
• GABA/NMDA ANTAGONIST?
OTHER THERAPIES
• TOPIRAMATE
• BY NG TUBE
• LEVETIRACETAM (KEPPRA) (UNKNOWN
MECHANISM)
• 20-50MG/KG IV
• POSITIVE INITIAL RESULTS IN PEDIATRIC STATUS
• LACOSAMIDE
• 200-400MG IV
• KETAMINE
• NMDA ANTAGONIST
NOT VALIDATED DUE TO LACK OF RANDOMIZED TRIALS (YET)
PEDIATRIC CONSIDERATIONS
• PYRIDOXINE
• 100MG IV UP TO AGE 2
• NON-ACCIDENTAL TRAUMA
AIRWAY
BREATHING
CIRCULATION
Active Seizure
Lorazepam
4mg IV
Fosphenytoin
20mg/kg
Valproic Acid
20mg/kg
Phenobarbital
20mg/kg
Midazolam
5mg IV
Diazepam
10mg IV
Phenytoin
20mg/kg at
50mg/min
Propofol
1mg/kg over 5
minutes
IV/IO Access RBS
Midazolam
IM 10mg
Buccal 35mg
Diazepam
PR 0.5mg
No
FIRST LINE
May re-dose if no
response
LABS
FBS
Electrolytes
(plus mg, ca)
Renal Fnc
Urinalysis
Consider
CT Head
LP
SECOND LINE
CONSIDER
Intubation
- Failure to
protect
- Failure to
oxygenate
PSYCHOGENIC SEIZURES
1. Long duration of episodes
2. No occurrence from sleep
3. recall for the period when
the patient appears
unconscious
4. fluctuating course
5. rapid postictal recovery of
responsiveness
6. ictal crying
7. asynchronous or
asymmetrical movements;
pelvic thrusting; opisthotonus,
‘arc en cercle’; side-to-side
head or body movement
8. closed eyes
9. tongue biting
10. urinary incontinence
11. motor features:
flailing, thrashing
movements
12. gradual onset
13. stereotyped attacks
Avbersek 2010
POST-TRAUMATIC SEIZURES
• RISK FACTORS FOR PTS
• GCS<10
• CORTICAL CONTUSION
• DEPRESSED SKULL FRACTURE
• SUBDURAL, EPIDURAL, ICH
• PENETRATING WOUND
• SEIZURE WITHIN 24 HOURS
• AED PREVENT EARLY SEIZURES
• NNT 10 (COCHRANE 2001)
• NO EFFECT ON MORTALITY
• SHOULD ONLY BE STARTED IF
SEIZURE PRESENT OR HIGH RISK
FACTOR
• FIRST LINE – PHENYTOIN 20MG/KG
• KEPPRA 20MG/KG SHOWN AS
EFFECTIVE WITH LESS ADR
(SZAFLARSKI ET AL 2010)
REFERENCES
• AVBERSEK & SISODIYA, DOES THE PRIMARY LITERATURE PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR CLINICAL SIGNS USED TO
DISTINGUISH PSYCHOGENIC NONEPILEPTIC SEIZURES FROM EPILEPTIC SEIZURES? J NEUROL NEUROSURG
PSYCHIATRY. 2010 JUL;81(7):719-25.
• KHAN AA, BANERJEE A. THE ROLE OF PROPHYLACTIC ANTICONVULSANTS IN MODERATE TO SEVERE HEAD
INJURY. INT J EMERG MED. 2010 JUL 22;3(3):187-91. DOI: 10.1007/S12245-010-0180-1
• HTTP://LIFEINTHEFASTLANE.COM/EDUCATION/CCC/POST-TRAUMATIC-SEIZURES/
• SCHACHTER SC. EVALUATION OF THE FIRST SEIZURE IN ADULTS. UPTODATE.
• SCHIERHOUT G, ROBERTS I. ANTI-EPILEPTIC DRUGS FOR PREVENTING SEIZURES FOLLOWING ACUTE TRAUMATIC
BRAIN INJURY. COCHRANE DATABASE SYST REV (ONLINE) 2001.
• STECKER MM. STATUS EPILEPTICUS IN ADULTS. UPTODATE.

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GEMC- Seizures- Resident Training

  • 1. Project: Ghana Emergency Medicine Collaborative Document Title: Seizures Author(s): Ryan LaFollette, MD (University of Cincinnati), 2013 License: Unless otherwise noted, this material is made available under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike-3.0 License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ We have reviewed this material in accordance with U.S. Copyright Law and have tried to maximize your ability to use, share, and adapt it. These lectures have been modified in the process of making a publicly shareable version. The citation key on the following slide provides information about how you may share and adapt this material. Copyright holders of content included in this material should contact open.michigan@umich.edu with any questions, corrections, or clarification regarding the use of content. For more information about how to cite these materials visit http://open.umich.edu/privacy-and-terms-use. Any medical information in this material is intended to inform and educate and is not a tool for self-diagnosis or a replacement for medical evaluation, advice, diagnosis or treatment by a healthcare professional. Please speak to your physician if you have questions about your medical condition. Viewer discretion is advised: Some medical content is graphic and may not be suitable for all viewers. 1
  • 2. Attribution Key for more information see: http://open.umich.edu/wiki/AttributionPolicy Use + Share + Adapt Make Your Own Assessment Creative Commons – Attribution License Creative Commons – Attribution Share Alike License Creative Commons – Attribution Noncommercial License Creative Commons – Attribution Noncommercial Share Alike License GNU – Free Documentation License Creative Commons – Zero Waiver Public Domain – Ineligible: Works that are ineligible for copyright protection in the U.S. (17 USC § 102(b)) *laws in your jurisdiction may differ Public Domain – Expired: Works that are no longer protected due to an expired copyright term. Public Domain – Government: Works that are produced by the U.S. Government. (17 USC § 105) Public Domain – Self Dedicated: Works that a copyright holder has dedicated to the public domain. Fair Use: Use of works that is determined to be Fair consistent with the U.S. Copyright Act. (17 USC § 107) *laws in your jurisdiction may differ Our determination DOES NOT mean that all uses of this 3rd-party content are Fair Uses and we DO NOT guarantee that your use of the content is Fair. To use this content you should do your own independent analysis to determine whether or not your use will be Fair. { Content the copyright holder, author, or law permits you to use, share and adapt. } { Content Open.Michigan believes can be used, shared, and adapted because it is ineligible for copyright. } { Content Open.Michigan has used under a Fair Use determination. } 2
  • 3. SEIZURES RYAN LAFOLLETTE MD UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI EMERGENCY MEDICINE R2
  • 4. WHAT WE WILL COVER • LONG-TERM AED THERAPY • PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF LOCALIZATION • HOW TO CURE PSYCHOGENIC SEIZURES WHAT WE WILL NOT COVER • DEFINE WHAT A SEIZURE IS • HOW TO STOP THEM • SECONDARY SEIZURES • SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES • PSYCHOGENIC NON-EPILEPTIC SEIZURES (PNES)
  • 5. Active Seizure Lorazepam 4mg IV Fosphenytoin 20mg/kg Valproic Acid 20mg/kg Phenobarbital 20mg/kg Midazolam 5mg IV Diazepam 10mg IV Phenytoin 20mg/kg at 50mg/min Propofol 1mg/kg over 5 minutes IV/IO Access RBS Midazolam IM 10mg Buccal 35mg Diazepam PR 0.5mg No FIRST LINE May re-dose if no response LABS FBS Electrolytes (plus mg, ca) Renal Fnc Urinalysis Consider CT Head LP SECOND LINE CONSIDER Intubation - Failure to protect - Failure to oxygenate
  • 6. CASE # 1 • TUESDAY – 8:01AM - RED ZONE… • 23Y M PRESENTS WITH FIRST ONSET SEIZURE • VITAL SIGNS HR 110, BP 150/80, RR 25, SAT 93% • STARTED 10 MINUTES PRIOR TO ARRIVAL
  • 7. DEFINITIONS • SEIZURE - ABNORMAL BRAIN FUNCTION FROM NEURAL DYSYNCHRONY • STATUS EPILEPTICUS – NO CONSENSUS DEFINITION • UNINTERRUPTED SEIZURE LASTING LONGER THAN 5-10 MINUTES • MULTIPLE SEIZURES WITHOUT RETURN TO BASELINE • REFRACTORY STATUS EPILEPTICUS (30-40% OF THOSE IN STATUS) • SEIZURES ONGOING AFTER FIRST AND SECOND LINE THERAPY
  • 8. STATUS • 20% MORTALITY • ANOXIA INCREASES TO 69-81% • FROM SECONDARY CAUSES (RHABDOMYOLYSIS, LACTIC ACIDOSIS, ASPIRATION, RESP FAILURE) • NEURONAL DEATH OCCURS IN 30-60 MINUTES (CORTICAL LAMINAR NECROSIS) • MORE LIKELY DUE TO • ENCEPHALITIS • MEDICATION NONCOMPLIANCE • WITHDRAWAL • STRUCTURAL INJURY
  • 9. TYPES NONCONVULSIVE • SIMPLE PARTIAL – CONTINUOUS OR REPETITIVE FOCAL MOTOR OR SENSORY LESIONS • ‘THE FLASHLIGHT IN THE CORNER OF EVERY ROOM’ • COMPLEX PARTIAL – SAME BUT WITH ALTERED CONSCIOUSNESS CONVULSIVE • GENERALIZED TONIC-CLONIC – CLASSICAL JERKING THEN FLACCID LIMBS WITH MYOCLONUS, ALWAYS WITH ALTERED CONSCIOUSNESS
  • 10. THE OTHERS • ABSENCE • ALTERATION IN CONSCIOUSNESS, MYOCLONUS, EYE BLINKING, APHASIA • MYOCLONUS
  • 11. SECONDARY SEIZURES • VASCULAR • STROKE (ISCHEMIC/HEMORRHAGIC), TBI • INFECTIOUS • ENCEPHALITIS, MENINGITIS, LOWERED THRESHOLD • METABOLIC • HYPONATREMIA, HYPOGLYCEMIA, UREMIA, HYPOCALCEMIA, HYPOMAGNESEMIA, HYPERAMMONEMIA, LOW PYRIDOXINE, ACUTE INTERMITTENT PORPHYRIA, HYPOXIA • TOXIC • INTOXICATION (COCAINE, STIMULANT, THEOPHYLLINE) • WITHDRAWAL (ETHANOL (7-48H FROM LAST DRINK), BENZODIAZEPINES, BACLOFEN) • LOWERED THRESHOLD • (QUINOLONE ANTIBIOTICS, TCAS, BUPROPION, CYCLOSPORINE, METRONIDAZOLE, ISONIAZID, BUPIVACAINE, PEN G, LITHIUM)
  • 12. TESTING • FBS • ELECTROLYTES (PLUS MG, CA) • RENAL PANEL • URINALYSIS • OTHERS • CT HEAD • LP • PROLACTIN • USEFUL ACUTELY IF QUESTION OF PSYCHOGENIC BUT CAN NORMALIZE • CREATININE KINASE • IF SUSPICION OF RHABDO/PROLONGED CONVULSION
  • 13. ANTI-EPILEPTIC THERAPIES • BENZODIAZEPINES • PHENYTOIN • PHENOBARBITAL • PROPOFOL • LEVETIRACETAM
  • 14. BENZODIAZEPINES • DIAZEPAM • LORAZEPAM (ATIVAN) • MIDAZOLAM (VERSED) ACT ON GABA RECEPTORS TO SLOW NEUROTRANSMISSION
  • 15. DIAZEPAM • LIPID SOLUBLE, STABLE AT ROOM TEMP • DOSE – 10MG IV/PR • EFFECT IN 10-20 SECONDS IN 50-80% PATIENTS IN STATUS • EFFECT CAN LAST <20 MINUTES • HALF-LIFE – 30-60 HOURS
  • 16. LORAZEPAM • DOSE – 0.1MG/KG - 4MG IM/IV/IN SHOULD REPEAT X 1 IN 2 MINUTES IF NO EFFECT • EFFECT ONSET – UP TO 2 MINUTES • EFFECT DURATION – 4-6 HOURS • HALF-LIFE – 14 HOURS
  • 17. MIDAZOLAM (VERSED) • DOSE – 0.1MG/KG - 5MG IV • 0.2MG/KG - 10MG IN/IM • 0.5MG/KG – 25MG BUCCAL • EFFECT ONSET <1 MINUTE • EFFECT DURATION – SHORTEST OF BENZOS • COMMON DRIP (0.2MG/KG BOLUS, 0.75-10MCG/KG/MIN RATE) • HALF-LIFE – 2.5 HOURS
  • 18. PHENYTOIN • DOSE - 20MG/KG LOADING DOSE AT RATE OF 50MG/MIN • ADVERSE EVENTS • SEVERE HYPOTENSION (RATE RELATED) • ACUTE ARRHYTHMIAS (BRADY, TACHY) • VENOUS THROMBOSIS • STEVENS-JOHNSON SYNDROME • HEPATOTOXICITY
  • 19. FOSPHENYTOIN • PRODRUG OF PHENYTOIN, METABOLIZED IN PHENYTOIN IN SERUM • DOSE – 20 MG (PHENYTOIN EQUIVALENTS[PE])/KG – RATE UP TO 150 PE/KG • INCREASED WATER SOLUBILITY • ADVERSE EFFECTS • LESS CARDIOVASCULAR SIDE EFFECTS? • NO PROPYLENE GLYCOL
  • 20. BARBITURATES • PHENOBARBITAL • DOSE – 20 MG/KG AT RATE 30-50 MG/MIN • ADVERSE EVENTS – HYPOVENTILATION, HYPOTENSION • HALF-LIFE 87-100 HOURS • PENTOBARBITAL • DOSE – 10 MG/KG AT RATE UP TO 100 MG/MIN • CONTINUOUS INFUSION AT 1-4MG/KG/HR • LIMITED BY HYPOTENSION, MAY REQUIRE PRESSORS AT HIGHER INFUSIONS • PRIMARILY FOR REFRACTORY STATUS ACT ON CL- GABA RECEPTORS TO HYPERPOLARIZE AND INHIBIT NEUROTRANSMISSION • THIOPENTAL • SHORTER HALF-LIFE BUT OVERALL ACCUMULATES DUE TO ACTIVE METABOLITES (PENTOBARBITAL) • IMMUNOSUPPRESSION?
  • 21. PROPOFOL • DOSE – 1MG/KG OVER 5 MINUTES, CAN BE USED AS DRIP UP TO 4MG/KG/HR • SIGNIFICANTLY FASTER IN REFRACTORY STATUS THAN BARBITURATES • 3 MINUTES VS 123 MINUTES • ADVERSE EFFECTS • HYPOTENSION, HYPOVENTILATION • PROPOFOL-INFUSION SYNDROME • METABOLIC ACIDOSIS, RHABDOMYOLYSIS, CARDIAC, RENAL DYSFUNCTION • DECREASED BY LIMITING TO < 2 DAYS PHENOLIC COMPOUND UNRELATED TO OTHER AEDS
  • 22. VALPROIC ACID • DOSE – 20MG/KG AT RATE UP TO 20MG/MIN • SIDE EFFECTS • HYPOTENSION, DYSRHYTHMIAS • HYPERAMMONEMIC ENCEPHALOPATHY (CAREFUL IN SUSPECTED INBORN ERROR OF METABOLISM) • GABA/NMDA ANTAGONIST?
  • 23. OTHER THERAPIES • TOPIRAMATE • BY NG TUBE • LEVETIRACETAM (KEPPRA) (UNKNOWN MECHANISM) • 20-50MG/KG IV • POSITIVE INITIAL RESULTS IN PEDIATRIC STATUS • LACOSAMIDE • 200-400MG IV • KETAMINE • NMDA ANTAGONIST NOT VALIDATED DUE TO LACK OF RANDOMIZED TRIALS (YET)
  • 24. PEDIATRIC CONSIDERATIONS • PYRIDOXINE • 100MG IV UP TO AGE 2 • NON-ACCIDENTAL TRAUMA
  • 26. Active Seizure Lorazepam 4mg IV Fosphenytoin 20mg/kg Valproic Acid 20mg/kg Phenobarbital 20mg/kg Midazolam 5mg IV Diazepam 10mg IV Phenytoin 20mg/kg at 50mg/min Propofol 1mg/kg over 5 minutes IV/IO Access RBS Midazolam IM 10mg Buccal 35mg Diazepam PR 0.5mg No FIRST LINE May re-dose if no response LABS FBS Electrolytes (plus mg, ca) Renal Fnc Urinalysis Consider CT Head LP SECOND LINE CONSIDER Intubation - Failure to protect - Failure to oxygenate
  • 27. PSYCHOGENIC SEIZURES 1. Long duration of episodes 2. No occurrence from sleep 3. recall for the period when the patient appears unconscious 4. fluctuating course 5. rapid postictal recovery of responsiveness 6. ictal crying 7. asynchronous or asymmetrical movements; pelvic thrusting; opisthotonus, ‘arc en cercle’; side-to-side head or body movement 8. closed eyes 9. tongue biting 10. urinary incontinence 11. motor features: flailing, thrashing movements 12. gradual onset 13. stereotyped attacks Avbersek 2010
  • 28. POST-TRAUMATIC SEIZURES • RISK FACTORS FOR PTS • GCS<10 • CORTICAL CONTUSION • DEPRESSED SKULL FRACTURE • SUBDURAL, EPIDURAL, ICH • PENETRATING WOUND • SEIZURE WITHIN 24 HOURS • AED PREVENT EARLY SEIZURES • NNT 10 (COCHRANE 2001) • NO EFFECT ON MORTALITY • SHOULD ONLY BE STARTED IF SEIZURE PRESENT OR HIGH RISK FACTOR • FIRST LINE – PHENYTOIN 20MG/KG • KEPPRA 20MG/KG SHOWN AS EFFECTIVE WITH LESS ADR (SZAFLARSKI ET AL 2010)
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