Does alkalinization of mepivacaine alter onset of caudal anesthesia?
Alkalinization of mepivacaine does not significantly accelerate the onset of caudal anesthesia.
MPSI is a newly recognized epileptic syndrome characterized by early onset of intractable partial seizures arisingly independently and sequentially from both hemispheres, migrating from one region of the brain to another and from one hemisphere to another. We report the efficacy of intravenous levetiracetam in resolving refractory status epilepticus in two infants with this new epilepsy syndrome.