UVA Health is launching a $30 million, multisite clinical trial to determine if the powerful anesthetic ketamine can save patients from prolonged, life-threatening grand mal epilepsy seizures that won ...

The University of Virginia (UVA) is spearheading a nationwide clinical trial exploring a new treatment option for prolonged seizures.

Researchers at the University of Virginia Brain Institute and UVA School of Medicine will conduct a trial to see if the powerful anesthetic ketamine can save patients from prolonged, life-threatening ...

Nonconvulsive status epilepticus (NCSE) encompasses a wide range of diagnoses with variable outcomes and treatment recommendations. In children, NCSE can be observed in various conditions ...

Provide resuscitation and immediate emergency treatment for children, young people and adults who have convulsive status epilepticus (seizures lasting 5 minutes or more). If the person with convulsive ...

the patient experienced an exacerbation of focal status epilepticus and generalized seizures, after which seizures could not be controlled with antiepileptic drugs alone. Intermittent ...