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ReviewCNS drugs2018

Newer Antiepileptic Drugs for Status Epilepticus in Adults: What's the Evidence?

Isabelle Beuchat, Jan Novy, Andrea O Rossetti

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Review in CNS drugs, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
7citing papers in PubMed
3.1field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 27 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. [Management of refractory and super-refractory status epilepticus].Medizinische Klinik, Intensivmedizin und Notfallmedizin · 2019
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Isabelle BeuchatDepartment of Clinical Neurosciences, Service de Neurologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV), CHUV-BH07, University of Lausanne, 1011, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Jan NovyDepartment of Clinical Neurosciences, Service de Neurologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV), CHUV-BH07, University of Lausanne, 1011, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Andrea O RossettiDepartment of Clinical Neurosciences, Service de Neurologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV), CHUV-BH07, University of Lausanne, 1011, Lausanne, Switzerland. andrea.rossetti@chuv.ch.
University Hospital of Lausanne · CHUniversity of Lausanne · CH

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Status epilepticus (SE) is one of the most frequent neurological emergencies. Despite this, understanding of its pathophysiology and evidence regarding its management is limited. Rapid, effective, and well-tolerated treatment to achieve seizure cessation is advocated to prevent brain damage or potentially lethal outcomes. The last two decades have witnessed an exponential increase in the number of available antiepileptic drugs (AEDs). These compounds, especially lacosamide and levetiracetam, in view of their intravenous formulation, have been increasingly prescribed in SE. These and other newer AEDs present a promising profile in terms of tolerability, with few centrally depressive effects, favorable pharmacokinetic properties, and fewer drug interactions than classical AEDs; conversely, they are more expensive. There is still no clear evidence to suggest a specific beneficial impact of newer AEDs on SE outcome, preventing any strong recommendation regarding their prescription in SE. Further comparative studies are urgently required to clarify their place and optimal use in the armamentarium of SE treatment.

Indexed as

Administration, IntravenousAdultAnticonvulsantsDiet TherapyDrug ApprovalHumansStatus EpilepticusTreatment OutcomeAnticonvulsants

Identifiers

PMID29582404
OpenAlexW2790385574

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Registered trials

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