Non-convulsive status epilepticus and generalised tonic-clonic seizures ersisting in old age in a patient with idiopathic generalised epilepsy: A long-term observation

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 436-438

  Zambrelli, Elena ^a   Terzaghi, M ^a   Sinforiani, E ^a   Manni, R ^a  

^a C MONDINO NATIONAL NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Absence; Elderly; Idiopathic generalised epilepsy; Non convulsive status epilepticus

Indexed keywords

CLOBAZAM; DIAZEPAM; ETHOSUXIMIDE; LAMOTRIGINE; LORAZEPAM; PHENOBARBITAL; VALPROIC ACID;

AGED; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPTIC STATE; GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DETERIORATION; SENESCENCE; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY, ABSENCE; EPILEPSY, GENERALIZED; EPILEPSY, TONIC-CLONIC; HUMANS; MALE; STATUS EPILEPTICUS;

EID: 33846062129     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-006-0726-4     Document Type: Article

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