Low frequency centromedian thalamic nuclei deep brain stimulation for the treatment of super refractory status epilepticus: A case report and a review of the literature

• Ioannis Stavropoulos,
• Richard Selway,
• Harutomo Hasegawa,
• Elaine Hughes,
• Chris Rittey,
• Diego Jiménez-Jiménez,
• Antonio Valentin

Affiliations

Ioannis Stavropoulos

Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, King’s College Hospital, London, UK; Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London, London, UK

Richard Selway

Department of Neurosurgery, King’s College Hospital, London, UK

Harutomo Hasegawa

Department of Neurosurgery, King’s College Hospital, London, UK

Elaine Hughes

Department of Paediatric Neurosciences, King’s College Hospital, London, UK

Chris Rittey

Department of Neurology, Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK

Diego Jiménez-Jiménez

Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London, London, UK; Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, UCL Institute of Neurology, London, and Epilepsy Society, Chalfont-St-Peter, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom, London, UK

Antonio Valentin

Corresponding author.; Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, King’s College Hospital, London, UK; Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London, London, UK