Super-refractory status epilepticus has a high mortality, and its treatment remains a challenge for clinical epileptologists. Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is successfully used in pharmacotherapy-resistant epilepsy and larger studies showed significant seizure reduction by high frequency stimulation in the anterior nucleus of the thalamus (ANT) [1]. Furthermore, several case reports indicate that DBS is also effective in the management of status epilepticus. In a recent, very comprehensive publication, Lehtimäki and co-workers reported resolution of a super-refractory non-convulsive status epilepticus with continuous high-frequency stimulation of the centromedian thalamic nucleus [2].
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