Typical absence status epilepticus as late presentation of idiopathic generalised epilepsy in an elderly patient

Seizure

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 82-83

  Fernández Torre, José L ^a   Rebollo, Mariano ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MARQUÉS DE VALDECILLA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Absence status epilepticus; Elderly people; Generalised non convulsive status; Idiopathic generalised epilepsy

Indexed keywords

FLUPENTIXOL; MELITRACEN; MEVINOLIN; SALICYLIC ACID; VALPROIC ACID;

ABSENCE; ABSENCE STATUS EPILEPTICUS; AGED; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; FEMALE; GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; LETTER; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE;

AGED; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; STATUS EPILEPTICUS;

EID: 57549100259     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2008.08.005     Document Type: Letter

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