Impact of Perampanel for First-Episode Seizures versus Usual Care on Clinical Outcome and Safety Profile Aspects of the Thai Experience.

Background And Purpose: Epilepsy increases poor outcomes in patients with post-traumatic brain injury and brain tumor-related epilepsy, for whom early seizure control is essential. Perampanel (PER) was a known third-generation antiepileptic drug for treatment all types of seizures. The objective of the study is to compare clinical outcomes and safety of PER administration as monotherapy.

One-Hour Bundle Protocols for Surgical Sepsis and Septic Shock in Surgical Intensive Care Unit: Clinical Outcome Aspects in the Thai Context.

Background: Surgical sepsis is a syndrome occurring during the perioperative period with a high mortality rate. Since the one-hour bundle protocol was recommended to decrease sepsis-related morbidity and mortality in clinical practice, the protocol has been applied to surgical patients with sepsis and septic shock. However, clinical outcomes in these surgical patients remain unknown.

Treatment outcomes in cerebral artery dissection and literature review.

Methods Patients with cerebral artery dissections were reviewed in a hospital setting from 2008 to 2015. Clinical presentations, lesion locations, treatment modalities, functional outcomes, and mortality were reviewed. Parent artery occlusion was the first choice for surgery or endovascular treatment of a hemorrhagic dissecting cerebral artery.