Nonconvulsive status epilepticus after electroconvulsive therapy

Journal of ECT

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 164-169

  Povlsen, Uffe Juul ^a   Wildschiødtz, Gordon ^a   Høgenhaven, Hans ^a   Bolwig, Tom Gert ^a  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Anticonvulsant therapy; Electroconvulsive therapy; Electroencephalography; Nonconvulsive status epilepticus

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; CHLORPROTHIXENE; CITALOPRAM; CLONAZEPAM; DIAZEPAM; DOSULEPIN; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; GESTODENE; HALOPERIDOL; HYDROCORTISONE; IMIPRAMINE; LEVOMEPROMAZINE; LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM; LITHIUM; LITHIUM CITRATE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OXCARBAZEPINE; PERPHENAZINE; PHENYTOIN; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SERTRALINE; THEOPHYLLINE; THIOXANTHENE DERIVATIVE; ZUCLOPENTHIXOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BORDERLINE STATE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFUSION; DEPRESSION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPTIC STATE; FEMALE; HUMAN;

ADULT; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CONFUSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; STATUS EPILEPTICUS;

EID: 0041383995     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124509-200309000-00009     Document Type: Article

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