Acute confusional state of unknown cause in the elderly: A study with continuous EEG monitoring

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 330-334

  Naeije, Gilles ^a   Gaspard, Nicolas ^a   Depondt, Chantal ^a   Pepersack, Thierry ^a   Legros, Benjamin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Confusional state; Continuous EEG monitoring; Elderly; Non convulsive seizures; Seizures

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CONFUSION; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; EPILEPTIC STATE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT MONITORING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEIZURE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTICONVULSANTS; COHORT STUDIES; CONFUSION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84858278198     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2012.01.023     Document Type: Article

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