Table 1.
Inclusion Criteria | Exclusion Criteria |
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• ≥2 years of age • EEG‐confirmed SRSE diagnosis under concomitant IV TLA treatment for ≥24 hours • Failure to control seizures after ≥6 hours on TLAs • Failure to be weaned from TLAs after ≥24 hours |
• Pregnant or lactating • Known allergies to progesterone or allopregnanolone • SRSE attributed to anoxic/hypoxic encephalopathy • Children (patients <18 years) with an encephalopathy attributed to an underlying progressive neurological disorder • Clinically significant ECG abnormalities • Significant medical or surgical condition that could compromise vital organ systems, or other conditions that could place the patient at increased risk • Patients who receive IV treatment for seizure or burst suppression, which would require more than 24 hours to wean • Patients who have been exposed to other investigational medications or devices within 30 days • Patients previously enrolled in the trial |
EEG = electroencephalogram; ECG = electrocardiogram; SRSE = super‐refractory status epilepticus; IV = intravenous; TLAs = anesthetic third‐line agent.