Treatment of Status Epilepticus by Muscle Relaxants and Artificial Respiration

Evanson, J

doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(59)90537-9

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“…In rare cases, such as with tetanus, one can be forced to resort to artificial ventilation (via a device and a tracheotomy). This can be accomplished only after complete muscle relaxation, with curare or suxamethonium (Evanson, 1959;Nisbet, 1959;Prokop & Haid, 1959;James & Whitty, 1961). These are extreme measures and can only be implemented with the help of an anesthesiologist, and is done mostly to eliminate external manifestations of status epilepticus so that breathing and blood circulation can be stabilized and so that the patient can later withstand the use of anticonvulsants.…”

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Historical vignette: Medical treatment of status epilepticus

Janz

2013

Epilepsia

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Summary The treatment of status epilepticus has changed over the past five decades since the first colloquium on status epilepticus, held in Marseille in 1962. New intravenous drugs, such as valproate, levetiracetam, lacosomide or ketamine and new routes of administration, such as intranasal or bucal, as well as high‐class randomized clinical trials in the prehospital setting and early stages of status have changed the field. However it is remarkable, how the basic principles and difficulties of treatment of status epilepticus have remained the same. This article is as a translation of a narrative review authored by Dieter Janz at the Marseille Colloquium 1962, published in 1967. The medical practice and all available treatment at that time have been reviewed critically in the article. The translation of the original French article has been kept as close as possible to the original, to give a detailed account on the treatment of status at that time.

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Section: Artificial Ventilationmentioning

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Historical vignette: Medical treatment of status epilepticus

Janz

2013

Epilepsia

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“…It was found that the anticonvulsant action had a linear relationship to the logarithm of the dose used (Taverner & Bain, 1958). A series of case reports was published in 1959–1961 of status epilepticus controlled by muscle relaxants (suxamethonium) (Evanson, 1959) and d ‐tubocurarine (Nisbet, 1959). The rationale at the time was to prevent presumed anoxic brain damage due to prolonged seizure activity.…”

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The history of status epilepticus and its treatment

Neligan

Shorvon

2009

Epilepsia

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SUMMARYDespite the fact that status epilepticus was been recognized since antiquity, its existence was largely ignored until the mid-nineteenth century. In this review we cover the medical literature of status epilepticus from the late nineteenth century until the early 1970s when the modern era of status epilepticus began. We pay particular attention to the impact of the ILAE and its principal members on the understanding and awareness of status epilepticus. We also cover the evolution of treatment regimens advocated for status epilepticus from the late nineteenth century to the early 1970s when the benzodiazepines were established as first line treatments.

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“…Convulsive states due to such causes as status epilepticus (Nisbet, 1959;Evanson, 1959) or strychnine poisoning (Hawkins, 1962) can be controlled by adequate pulmonary ventilation following the use of muscle relaxants.…”

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The Use of Muscle Relaxants in Infants and Children

Bush

1963

British Journal of Anaesthesia

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The belief that the use of muscle relaxants in infants and children is both unnecessary and dangerous has not been substantiated by subsequent clinical experience. The important advances that have been made recently in paediatric anaesthesia are due largely to the introduction of muscle relaxants, which have reduced the need for toxic agents to a minimum and have emphasized the importance of control of pulmonary ventilation. Furthermore, muscle relaxants now play an important role in the management of a wide variety of medical and surgical conditions.

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Treatment of Status Epilepticus by Muscle Relaxants and Artificial Respiration

Cited by 8 publications

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Historical vignette: Medical treatment of status epilepticus

Historical vignette: Medical treatment of status epilepticus

The history of status epilepticus and its treatment

The Use of Muscle Relaxants in Infants and Children

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