Diagnosis of nonconvulsive status epilepticus (NCSE) in adults with altered mental status: Clinico - Electroencephalographic considerations

Neurodiagnostic Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 11-37

  Bearden, Scott ^a   Eisenschenk, Stephan ^b   Uthman, Basim ^a,b  

^a South Georgia Veterans Health System   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

EEG; Nonconvulsive seizure; Nonconvulsive status epilepticus (NCSE)

Indexed keywords

ENGINEERS; PATIENT TREATMENT;

ADULT POPULATIONS; CLINICAL MEASURE; CLINICAL PARAMETERS; CLINICAL SYMPTOMS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; MEDICAL DOCTORS; NONCONVULSIVE SEIZURE; STATUS EPILEPTICUS;

ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY;

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BACLOFEN; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE; CEPHALOSPORIN; IFOSFAMIDE; PHENYTOIN; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; THEOPHYLLINE; VALPROIC ACID;

ABSENCE; ALGORITHM; BRAIN DAMAGE; CHECKLIST; COMA; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ELECTRONEUROGRAPHY; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; EPILEPTIC STATE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; METABOLIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; MORBIDITY; RADIOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGIST; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SLOW BRAIN WAVE; SPIKE WAVE; SYMPTOM; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; TREATMENT INDICATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SEIZURE; STANDARD;

CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; SEIZURES; STATUS EPILEPTICUS;

EID: 47549104967     PISSN: 21646821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1086508x.2008.11079655     Document Type: Review

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