TY - JOUR
T1 - Neurological outcome of postanoxic refractory status epilepticus after aggressive treatment
AU - Beretta, Simone
AU - Coppo, Anna
AU - Bianchi, Elisa
AU - Zanchi, Clara
AU - Carone, Davide
AU - Stabile, Andrea
AU - Padovano, Giada
AU - Sulmina, Endrit
AU - Grassi, Alice
AU - Bogliun, Graziella
AU - Foti, Giuseppe
AU - Ferrarese, Carlo
AU - Pesenti, Antonio
AU - Beghi, Ettore
AU - Avalli, Leonello
PY - 2019/12
Y1 - 2019/12
N2 - Refractory status epilepticus (RSE) occurs in up to 30% of patients following resuscitation after cardiac arrest. The impact of aggressive treatment of postanoxic RSE on long-term neurological outcome remains uncertain. We investigated neurological outcome of cardiac arrest patients with RSE treated with a standardized aggressive protocol with antiepileptic drugs and anesthetics, compared with patients with other electroencephalographic (EEG) patterns. A prospective cohort of 166 consecutive patients with cardiac arrest in coma was stratified according to four independent EEG patterns (benign; RSE; generalized periodic discharges (GPDs); malignant nonepileptiform) and multimodal prognostic indicators. Primary outcomes were survival and cerebral performance category (CPC) at 6 months. Refractory status epilepticus occurred in 36 patients (21.7%) and was treated with an aggressive standardized protocol as long as multimodal prognostic indicators were not unfavorable. Refractory status epilepticus started after 3 ± 2.3 days after cardiac arrest and lasted 4.7 ± 4.3 days. A benign EEG pattern was recorded in 76 patients (45.8%), a periodic pattern (GPDs) in 13 patients (7.8%), and a malignant nonepileptiform EEG pattern in 41 patients (24.7%). The four EEG patterns were highly associated with different prognostic indicators (low flow time, clinical motor seizures, N20 responses, neuron-specific enolase (NSE), neuroimaging). Survival and good neurological outcome (CPC 1 or 2) at 6 months were 72.4% and 71.1% for benign EEG pattern, 54.3% and 44.4% for RSE, 15.4% and 0% for GPDs, and 2.4% and 0% for malignant nonepileptiform EEG pattern, respectively. Aggressive and prolonged treatment of RSE may be justified in cardiac arrest patients with favorable multimodal prognostic indicators.
AB - Refractory status epilepticus (RSE) occurs in up to 30% of patients following resuscitation after cardiac arrest. The impact of aggressive treatment of postanoxic RSE on long-term neurological outcome remains uncertain. We investigated neurological outcome of cardiac arrest patients with RSE treated with a standardized aggressive protocol with antiepileptic drugs and anesthetics, compared with patients with other electroencephalographic (EEG) patterns. A prospective cohort of 166 consecutive patients with cardiac arrest in coma was stratified according to four independent EEG patterns (benign; RSE; generalized periodic discharges (GPDs); malignant nonepileptiform) and multimodal prognostic indicators. Primary outcomes were survival and cerebral performance category (CPC) at 6 months. Refractory status epilepticus occurred in 36 patients (21.7%) and was treated with an aggressive standardized protocol as long as multimodal prognostic indicators were not unfavorable. Refractory status epilepticus started after 3 ± 2.3 days after cardiac arrest and lasted 4.7 ± 4.3 days. A benign EEG pattern was recorded in 76 patients (45.8%), a periodic pattern (GPDs) in 13 patients (7.8%), and a malignant nonepileptiform EEG pattern in 41 patients (24.7%). The four EEG patterns were highly associated with different prognostic indicators (low flow time, clinical motor seizures, N20 responses, neuron-specific enolase (NSE), neuroimaging). Survival and good neurological outcome (CPC 1 or 2) at 6 months were 72.4% and 71.1% for benign EEG pattern, 54.3% and 44.4% for RSE, 15.4% and 0% for GPDs, and 2.4% and 0% for malignant nonepileptiform EEG pattern, respectively. Aggressive and prolonged treatment of RSE may be justified in cardiac arrest patients with favorable multimodal prognostic indicators.
KW - Antiepileptic drugs
KW - Cardiac arrest
KW - Coma
KW - EEG
KW - Prognosis
KW - Status epilepticus
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U2 - 10.1016/j.yebeh.2019.06.018
DO - 10.1016/j.yebeh.2019.06.018
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85068474938
VL - 101
JO - Epilepsy and Behavior
JF - Epilepsy and Behavior
SN - 1525-5050
IS - Pt B
M1 - 106374
ER -