Complex partial status epilepticus is an unrecognised feature in SESA syndrome: New insights into its pathophysiology

Epileptic Disorders

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 134-139

  Fernández Torre, José L ^a   Hernández Hernández, José L ^a   Jiménez Bonilla, Julio ^a   González Mandly, Andrés ^a   García Regata, Oscar ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MARQUÉS DE VALDECILLA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alcoholism; Complex partial status epilepticus; Frontal non convulsive seizure; PLEDs; SESA syndrome; Subacute encephalopathy with seizures in alcoholics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; EPILEPTIC STATE; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBACUTE ENCEPHALOPATHY WITH SEIZURE IN ALCOHOLIC SYNDROME; SYNDROME;

ALCOHOL-INDUCED DISORDERS; ALCOHOLISM; CONFUSION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY, COMPLEX PARTIAL; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PORTUGAL; STATUS EPILEPTICUS; SYNDROME; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED, SINGLE-PHOTON; WERNICKE ENCEPHALOPATHY;

EID: 34347347978     PISSN: 12949361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1684/epd.2007.0100     Document Type: Article

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