Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and non-convulsive status epilepticus: A clinical and electroencephalographic follow-up study

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 316-319

  Fernandez Torre J L ^a,b   Solar, D M ^a   Astudillo, A ^c   Cereceda, R ^a   Acebes, A ^a   Calatayud, M T ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE CABUEÑES   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MARQUÉS DE VALDECILLA   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO CENTRAL DE ASTURIAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Benzodiazepine administration; Creutzfeldt Jakob disease; Differential diagnosis; Electroencephalogram; Non convulsive status epilepticus

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM;

AGED; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONFUSION; CREUTZFELDT JAKOB DISEASE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPTIC STATE; FEMALE; FRONTAL CORTEX; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIKE;

EID: 1642505483     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2003.10.012     Document Type: Conference Paper

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