Nonconvulsive status epilepticus precipitated by carbamazepine presenting as dissociative and affective disorders in adolescents

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 693-696

  Marini, Carla ^a   Parmeggiani, Lucio ^a   Masi, Gabriele ^a   D'Archangelo, Gianluca ^a   Guerrini, Renzo ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENTAL NEUROSCIENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; CLOBAZAM; DIAZEPAM; PHENOBARBITAL; VALPROIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CONFUSION; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDER; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPTIC STATE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; HUMAN; MOOD DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIKE WAVE; TIC; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTICONVULSANTS; CARBAMAZEPINE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; STATUS EPILEPTICUS;

EID: 30944448621     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/08830738050200081201     Document Type: Article

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