Multiple reversible MRI abnormalities associated with SESA syndrome

Seizure

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 727-730

  Bugnicourt, Jean Marc ^a   Bonnaire, Bruno ^a   Picard, Candice ^a   Basille Fantinato, Aurélie ^a   Godefroy, Olivier ^a  

^a AMIENS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Complex partial status epilepticus; MRI; SESA syndrome; Subacute encephalopathy with seizures in alcoholics

Indexed keywords

PYRIDOXINE; THIAMINE; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DELIRIUM; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPTIC STATE; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SESA SYNDROME; SUBACUTE ENCEPHALOPATHY WITH SEIZURE IN ALCOHOLICS; SYNDROME;

ALCOHOLISM; BRAIN; BRAIN DAMAGE, CHRONIC; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TOMOGRAPHY SCANNERS, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 55749092580     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2008.03.006     Document Type: Article

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