TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Absence Status Epilepticus A1 - Nickels, Katherine A1 - Wirrell, Elaine A2 - Sirven, Joseph I. A2 - Stern, John M. PY - 2011 T2 - Atlas of Video-EEG Monitoring AB - The term nonconvulsive status epilepticus (SE) is used to describe a situation in which there is prolonged electrographic seizure activity that results in an alteration of consciousness or behavior, without convulsive movements.1 Because many other conditions can result in altered mentation, an electroencephalographic (EEG) pattern consistent with nonconvulsive status is needed to confirm this diagnosis. However, the exact EEG changes necessary for diagnosis must be clearly stipulated, as EEG may show epileptiform activity associated with similar cognitive and behavioral changes in cases that are not in nonconvulsive SE. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - neurology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1103050342 ER -