Intensive Intracranial Pressure and Temperature Monitoring May Improve the Outcome of a Young Patient with Severe Cryptogenic New-onset Refractory Status Epilepticus: A Case Report.

ABSTRACT: As the name implies, new-onset refractory status epilepticus is a condition wherein a pediatric or a young adult patient with no previous history of epilepsy suddenly develops idiopathic, uninterrupted, and difficult-to-control seizure episodes. While different neurosurgical interventions in new-onset refractory status epilepticus have already been reported, they are primarily used for palliation and diagnostic purposes. Here we report a young comatose patient who significantly improved after being subjected to intensive intracranial pressure management. Our patient was a 20-year-old male construction worker who was transferred to our institution after he was managed for 13 days (X day [day of ictus] to X+12 days) at a local hospital as a case of refractory status epilepticus. Since the pa

SUBMITTER: Kambe M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12575115 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature