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Abstract
We report the case of a 30-year-old woman with severe, prolonged refractory status epilepticus requiring more than 6 months of iatrogenic coma. Opinions on prognosis and clinical management were solicited from a number of experienced neurointensivists and epileptologists at multiple time-points during the clinical course. The ensuing discussion, annotated with references, is presented here. Several experts commented on isolated cases of young patients with encephalitis requiring up to 2-3 months of iatrogenic coma, yet still having good outcomes. Treatments discussed include ketamine, gammaglobulin, plasmapheresis, steroids, adrenocorticotropic hormone, very high-dose phenobarbital, isoflurane, lidocaine, electroconvulsive therapy, ketogenic diet, hypothermia, magnesium, transcranial magnetic stimulation, vagus nerve stimulation, deep brain stimulation, and neurosurgery. The patient eventually suffered a cardiac arrest but was resuscitated as requested by the family. Seizures then stopped, and the patient has remained in a persistent vegetative state since.
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