Recurrent aphasic status epilepticus after prolonged generalized tonic-clonic seizures versus a special feature of Todd's paralysis

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 132-137

  Rosche J ^a   Schley, A ^a   Schwesinger, A ^a   Grossmann, A ^a   Mach, H ^b   Benecke, R ^a   Walter, U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

^b Fachklinik Waldeck ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Aphasic status epilepticus; Cortical diffusion weighted imaging; Gyriform; Hyperintensities; Phenytoin intoxication; Todd's paralysis

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; ALBUMIN; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CLONAZEPAM; ETIRACETAM; HARKOSERIDE; PHENYTOIN; PREGABALIN; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID;

ADD ON THERAPY; AGED; APHASIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTIC STATE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTOXICATION; LOADING DRUG DOSE; PARALYSIS; PATIENT REFERRAL; POSTICTAL PARALYSIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE;

AGED; ANTICONVULSANTS; APHASIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; PARALYSIS; SEIZURES; STATUS EPILEPTICUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78651243311     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2010.11.001     Document Type: Article

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