Epileptology in the ICU: what to treat, what not to treat
Abstract Seizure management in the intensive care unit is complex due to diverse etiologies and seizure mimics. This article provides an overview of the diagnosis and treatment of critically ill patients with a clinical suspicion of epileptic seizures and status epilepticus. Key aspects include the importance of electroencephalography (EEG), laboratory tests, and imaging in diagnostics as well as patient-centered therapeutic strategies for seizure and status epilepticus treatment.
Authors
- Julia Friederike Herzig-Nichtweiß (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5365-8231)
- Marcellina Haeberlin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8499-7842)
- Pia De Stefano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7979-0994)
- Marian Galovic (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2307-071X)
Institutions
- University Hospital of Zurich (CH)
- University Hospital of Geneva (CH)
- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Epileptology
- Published
- 2025-09-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10309-025-00787-9
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Epilepsy research and treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.47