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ArticleCurrent neuropharmacology2023

Inflammation as Treatment Target for Status Epilepticus.

Konrad Rejdak, Agata Pikulicka, Małgorzata Piekarska, Katarzyna Pacek, Kamila Płachta

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Article in Current neuropharmacology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 27% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Pathophysiology of Status Epilepticus Revisited.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Konrad RejdakDepartment of Neurology, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland.
Agata PikulickaDepartment of Neurology, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland.
Małgorzata PiekarskaDepartment of Neurology, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland.
Katarzyna PacekDepartment of Neurology, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland.
Kamila PłachtaDepartment of Neurology, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland.
Medical University of Lublin · PL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundStatus epilepticus (SE) is a serious neurological disease that manifests as prolonged seizures that last more than 5 minutes and between such episodes, patients do not regain consciousness. It can result in cognitive defects, brain damage, or even death. It is commonly known that one of the causes can be an inflammatory process, but here we will focus on inflammation as a result of new onset refractory status epilepticus and, related to this, new promising forms of SE treatment. Particular emphasis has been focused on new-onset refractory status epilepticus (NORSE).

methodsBased on public research databases, drugs with anti-inflammatory activity - commonly used in different spheres of medicine - have been reviewed as potentially treating status epilepticus.

resultsThere is seizable clinical research suggesting that drugs that decrease inflammatory processes might be effective in terminating status epilepticus.

conclusionThere is growing evidence showing that adding anti-inflammatory drugs to basic antiepileptic treatment enhances the efficiency of the therapeutic process, with special potential in NORSE cases.

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Brain InjuriesCognitive DysfunctionStatus EpilepticusAnticonvulsantsHumansInflammationAnticonvulsantsantiepilepticantiinflammatory activitynew-onset refractory status epilepticus (NORSE)secondary inflammationseizuresStatus epilepticus

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PMID36397618
PMCPMC10207918
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