Ictal aphasia as manifestation of partial status epilepticus in a long-lasting misdiagnosed symptomatic epilepsy: An emblematic case

International Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 119, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 531-537

  Sperli, F ^a   Placidi, F ^a,b   Izzi, F ^a   Marciani, M G ^a,b   Floris, R ^a   Ludovici, A ^a   Cervellino, A ^a   Torelli, F ^a   Romigi, A ^a,b  

^a TOR VERGATA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ictal aphasia; MRI; Partial status epilepticus

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; LORAZEPAM;

ADULT; APHASIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAVERNOUS HEMANGIOMA; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPTIC STATE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; HUMAN; MALE; RIGHT HANDEDNESS; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

ANTICONVULSANTS; APHASIA; BRAIN; CARBAMAZEPINE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMANS; LORAZEPAM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STATUS EPILEPTICUS;

EID: 61649119034     PISSN: 00207454     EISSN: 15635279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207450802333714     Document Type: Article

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