Table 2.
Cases of SMART treated without steroids.
Auther, year [ref] | Treatment | Recovery period after treatment | Outcome | Biopsy |
---|---|---|---|---|
Friedenberg, 2000 [11] | 1 case: antiepileptic drugs + asprin | Several weeks | Partially recovered | – |
Bartleson, 2003 [12] | 1 case: antiepileptic drugs | Several weeks | Completely recovered | – |
1 case: antiepileptic drugs + varapamil + warfarin | Several weeks | Completely recovered | – | |
Black, 2006 [13] | 1 case: antiepileptic drugs + varapamil | Several weeks | Completely recovered | – |
1 case: antiepileptic drugs | 3–4 weeks | Completely recovered | – | |
Cordato, 2006 [14] | 1 case: antiepileptic drugs | 1–2 months | Completely recovered | – |
1 case: antiepileptic drugs | 2 days | Completely recovered | – | |
Abend, 2009 [15] | 1 case: antiepileptic drugs | 2 weeks | Completely recovered | – |
Kerklaan, 2011 [16] | 1 case: antiepileptic drugs | Several weeks | Completely recovered | – |
2 cases: antiepileptic drugs | Few days | Completely recovered | – | |
1 case: antiepileptic drugs + sedation | Several weeks | Completely recovered | open biopsy | |
Diniz Fde, 2013 [17] | 1 case: no specific therapy | Undescribed | Completely recovered | – |
Black, 2013 [18] | 1 case: antiepileptic drugs | Undescribed | Partially recovered | Biopsy |
1 case: antiepileptic drugs | 1–2 months | Completely recovered | – | |
1 case: antiepileptic drugs + asprin | Undescribed | Partially recovered | Biopsy | |
2 cases: antiepileptic drugs + verapamil | 2 months | Completely recovered | – | |
1 case: antiepileptic drugs + varapamil + asprin | Undescribed | Partially recovered | Biopsy | |
Lim, 2016 [19] | 1 case: antiepileptic drugs + sedation | 2.5 months | Partially recovered | – |
Ramanathan, 2016 [3] | 1 case: antiepileptic drugs + acyclovir | Few days | Completely recovered | – |
Rigamonti, 2016 [20] | 1 case: antiepileptic drugs | 5 months | Completely recovered | – |
O'Shea A, 2016 [21] | 1 case: Undescribed | Few months | Completely recovered | – |
Ref; reference.