Refractory status epilepticus treated with vagal nerve stimulation: case report.

Background And Importance: Status epilepticus (SE) refractory to medical treatment has a high mortality rate and few effective treatments.

Clinical Presentation: We describe the implantation of a vagal nerve stimulator to help terminate a case of refractory SE. A 23-year-old man was in SE for 3 weeks without being able to be weaned from intravenous anesthetic agents.