Necrotizing Leukoencephalopathy Associated with Nonconvulsive Status Epilepticus and Periodic Short-Interval Diffuse Discharges: A Clinicopathological Study

Clinical EEG and Neuroscience

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 50-53

  Fernandez Torre J L ^a   Arce, F ^a   Martinez Martinez M ^a   Gonzalez Rato J ^a   Infante, J ^a   Calleja, J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MARQUÉS DE VALDECILLA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Generalized Periodic Epileptiform Discharges; Leukoencephalopathy; Neuropathology; Nonconvulsive Status Epilepticus; Periodic Short Interval Diffuse Discharges; Subcortical White Matter Lesions

Indexed keywords

CEFOTAXIME; CLONAZEPAM; CORTICOSTEROID; GANCICLOVIR; MIDAZOLAM; PHENYTOIN; PROPOFOL; PYRIMETHAMINE; SULFADIAZINE; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DAMAGE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; EPILEPTIC STATE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NONCONVULSIVE EPILEPTIC STATE; PERIODIC SHORT INTERVAL DIFFUSE DISCHARGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WHITE MATTER;

BRAIN; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY, PROGRESSIVE MULTIFOCAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECROSIS; PERIODICITY; STATUS EPILEPTICUS;

EID: 31144445014     PISSN: 15500594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/155005940603700111     Document Type: Article

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