Intravenous lacosamide as successful treatment for nonconvulsive status epilepticus after failure of first-line therapy
- PMID: 19130901
- DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2008.12.009
Intravenous lacosamide as successful treatment for nonconvulsive status epilepticus after failure of first-line therapy
Abstract
Treatment of status epilepticus usually requires intravenous anticonvulsant therapy. Lacosamide is a novel anticonvulsant drug that is available as infusion solution. We describe a patient with nonconvulsive status epilepticus who was successfully treated with intravenous lacosamide.
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