RT Book, Section
A1 Nickels, Katherine
A1 Wirrell, Elaine
A2 Sirven, Joseph I.
A2 Stern, John M.
SR Print(0)
ID 1103050342
T1 Absence Status Epilepticus
T2 Atlas of Video-EEG Monitoring
YR 2011
FD 2011
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071597425
LK neurology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1103050342
RD 2024/04/19
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.