Periodic lateralized epileptiform discharges: Do they represent an ictal pattern requiring treatment?

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 162-165

  Hughes, John R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Consciousness disturbance; Electroencephalography; Ictal; Periodic lateralized epileptiform discharges; Positron emission tomography; Single photon emission computed tomography; Status epilepticus

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; CORTICOSTEROID; FELBAMATE; MIDAZOLAM; PENTOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; STEROID; VALPROIC ACID; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

BLOOD FLOW; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; EPILEPTIC STATE; HUMAN; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PERIODIC LATERALIZED EPILEPTIFORM DISCHARGE; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; REVIEW; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; WAVEFORM; CONSCIOUSNESS; EPILEPSY; FACTUAL DATABASE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ANTICONVULSANTS; CONSCIOUSNESS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; EPILEPSY; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; PERIODICITY;

EID: 77954384939     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2010.04.047     Document Type: Review

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