How long do most seizures last? A systematic comparison of seizures recorded in the epilepsy monitoring unit

Epilepsia

Volumn 47, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1499-1503

  Jenssen, Sigmund ^a,c   Gracely, Edward J ^b   Sperling, Michael R ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HAHNEMANN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Seizure classification; Seizure duration; Seizure termination; Status epilepticus

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPLEX PARTIAL SEIZURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMPLE PARTIAL SEIZURE; SLEEP STAGE; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE;

ADULT; CEREBRAL CORTEX; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; SAMPLING STUDIES; STATUS EPILEPTICUS; TERMINOLOGY; TIME FACTORS; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 33748696651     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: 15281167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2006.00622.x     Document Type: Article

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