Nonconvulsive status epilepticus in children: Clinical and EEG characteristics

Epilepsia

Volumn 47, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1504-1509

  Tay, Stacey K H ^a   Hirsch, Lawrence J ^b   Leary, Linda ^c   Jette, Nathalie ^b   Wittman, John ^b   Akman, Cigdem I ^c,d  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^c New York Presbyterian Hospital Columbia University Medical Center   (United States)

^d Harkness Pvl   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Continuous EEG monitoring; Critically ill; Electroencephalogram; Nonconvulsive status epilepticus

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN HYPOXIA; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMATOSE PATIENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVULSION; DATA BASE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPTIC STATE; FEMALE; GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION; MALE; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGE FACTORS; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMORBIDITY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; SEIZURES; STATUS EPILEPTICUS;

EID: 33748706855     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: 15281167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2006.00623.x     Document Type: Review

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