Perampanel: A therapeutic alternative in refractory status epilepticus associated with MELAS syndrome

To our knowledge, there are no reports of status epilepticus (SE) associated with mitochondrial diseases and treated with perampanel (PER). We present three cases of patients with refractory SE associated with MELAS syndrome who responded favorably to PER.All cases were diagnosed as non-convulsive S...

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Main Authors: Estevo Santamarina, Alicia Alpuente, Olga Maisterra, María Sueiras, Silvana Sarria, Lorena Guzman, Laura Abraira, Javier Salas-Puig, Manuel Toledo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-01-01
Series:Epilepsy and Behavior Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213323218301695