Reversible MRI changes in prolonged status epilepticus: A case report

International Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 121, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 341-345

  Gujjar, Arunodaya ^a   Jacob, P C ^a   Al Asmi, Abdullah ^a   Ramachandiran, Nandhagopal ^b   Obaidi, Ammar ^a   Jain, Rajeev ^a  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

^b SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Oman)

Author keywords

MRI changes; reversible; status epilepticus

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; DIAZEPAM; ETIRACETAM; MIDAZOLAM; MIRTAZAPINE; PARACETAMOL; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; PROPOFOL; THIOPENTAL; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; EPILEPTIC STATE; FEMALE; FEVER; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LOADING DRUG DOSE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY; SEIZURE; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VIRAL RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ADULT; BRAIN; BRAIN DAMAGE, CHRONIC; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; STATUS EPILEPTICUS; TEMPORAL LOBE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79958054583     PISSN: 00207454     EISSN: 15635279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00207454.2011.556281     Document Type: Article

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