Non-convulsive status epilepticus as an unrecognized cause of acute confusion in alcoholics [9]

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2007, Pages

  Fernandez Torre J L ^a   Martinez Martinez M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MARQUÉS DE VALDECILLA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alcohol related seizures; De novo absence status of late onset; Generalized non convulsive status epilepticus; Non convulsive status epilepticus

Indexed keywords

CLONAZEPAM; DIAZEPAM; PHENYTOIN;

ACUTE CONFUSION; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; CASE REPORT; EPILEPTIC STATE; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL SEIZURES; ALCOHOL-INDUCED DISORDERS, NERVOUS SYSTEM; ANTICONVULSANTS; BRAIN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; COGNITION DISORDERS; CONFUSION; DEMENTIA, VASCULAR; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ETHANOL; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34547109078     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2007.01788.x     Document Type: Letter

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