Tonic phase of a generalized convulsive seizure is an independent predictor of postictal generalized EEG suppression

Epilepsia

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 858-865

  Tao, James X ^a   Yung, Iris ^a   Lee, Anthony ^a   Rose, Sandra ^a   Jacobsen, John ^a   Ebersole, John S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Generalized convulsive seizures; Postictal generalized EEG suppression; Prone position; Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTICTAL GENERALIZED ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY SUPPRESSION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SUDDEN DEATH; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE;

ADULT; BRAIN WAVES; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY, GENERALIZED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; VIDEO RECORDING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876904319     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: 15281167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/epi.12094     Document Type: Article

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