Nonconvulsive status epilepticus with frontal features: quantitating severity of subclinical epileptiform discharges provides a marker for treatment efficacy, recurrence and outcome
| Autor: | Eliot A. Licht, Denson G. Fujikawa |
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| Rok vydání: | 2002 |
| Předmět: |
Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty Epilepsy Frontal Lobe Status epilepticus Electroencephalography Asymptomatic Central nervous system disease Epilepsy Status Epilepticus Recurrence Risk Factors Outcome Assessment Health Care medicine Humans Aged Retrospective Studies Subclinical infection medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Cognitive disorder Middle Aged medicine.disease Treatment Outcome Frontal lobe seizures nervous system Neurology Anesthesia Neurology (clinical) medicine.symptom business Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | Epilepsy Research. 51:13-21 |
| ISSN: | 0920-1211 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/s0920-1211(02)00107-9 |
| Popis: | Nonconvulsive status epilepticus (NCSE) is difficult to diagnose but is an important cause of cognitive impairment. Electroencephalogram (EEG) monitoring is required for diagnosis and treatment. Little is known regarding the stability of subclinical epileptiform discharges (SEDs) preceding NCSE nor what strategies may optimize patient outcomes. We report extended follow-up of patients with recurrent frontal SEDs, integrating EEG and cognitive findings before and following treatment of NCSE, and show that quantitating SED severity provides an objective marker of treatment efficacy and recurrence. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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