Prolonged refractory status epilepticus with early and persistent restricted hippocampal signal MRI abnormality

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 255, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 112-116

  Chevret, L ^a   Husson, B ^a   Nguefack, S ^a   Nehlig, A ^b   Bouilleret, V ^a  

^a BICÊTRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Children; Hippocampus; MRI; Plasmapheresis; Status epilepticus

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; CARBAMAZEPINE; ETIRACETAM; LORAZEPAM; OXCARBAZEPINE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; PROPOFOL; TOPIRAMATE;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPTIC STATE; FOLLOW UP; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PLASMAPHERESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; ANTICONVULSANTS; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; ATROPHY; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; BRAIN DAMAGE, CHRONIC; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ENCEPHALITIS; FEVER; HEADACHE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; LIMBIC ENCEPHALITIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; STATUS EPILEPTICUS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 38549107663     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-008-0713-1     Document Type: Article

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