Significance of atypical triphasic waves for diagnosing nonconvulsive status epilepticus

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 567-577

  Kaya, Dilaver ^a   Bingol, Canan Aykut ^a  

^a MARMARA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Atypical triphasic wave; Confusional state; Electroencephalogram; Metabolic encephalopathy; Nonconvulsive status epilepticus

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; DIAZEPAM; MIDAZOLAM; PHENYTOIN;

ACUTE CONFUSION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPTIC STATE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MENTAL HEALTH; METABOLIC DISORDER; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPATHOLOGY; SPIKE WAVE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTICONVULSANTS; BRAIN DISEASES, METABOLIC; DIAZEPAM; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STATUS EPILEPTICUS;

EID: 36549079041     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2007.07.014     Document Type: Article

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