PMID- 11056841
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20010215
LR  - 20191104
IS  - 0009-9155 (Print)
IS  - 0009-9155 (Linking)
VI  - 31
IP  - 4
DP  - 2000 Oct
TI  - Considerations of nonconvulsive status epilepticus.
PG  - 192-5
AB  - The original concepts of absence status (AS) and complex partial status (CPS) are 
      critically reviewed. This review has been prompted by a modern concept of 
      nonconvulsive status epilepticus (NCSE), portrayed as a rather common condition 
      occurring chiefly in the critically ill elderly with high morbidity and 
      mortality. This new view is a striking departure from the original concepts of AS 
      and CPS as rare protracted epileptic events occurring usually in temporarily 
      confused but otherwise satisfactorily healthy and ambulatory patients. This new 
      trend appears to have been caused by a misinterpretation of EEG findings: 
      prominent generalized spike activity is in reality the expression of a very 
      severe encephalopathy rather than of NCSE, most often caused by an anoxic 
      episode. The role of EEG is emphasized but a valuable interpretation depends on 
      an expert integration of EEG and clinical data. A brief discussion of epileptic 
      twilight states further stresses the difficult differential diagnosis.
FAU - Niedermeyer, E
AU  - Niedermeyer E
AD  - Division of Neurology, Sinai Hospital.
FAU - Ribeiro, M
AU  - Ribeiro M
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - United States
TA  - Clin Electroencephalogr
JT  - Clinical EEG (electroencephalography)
JID - 0236454
SB  - IM
MH  - Brain/*physiopathology
MH  - *Electroencephalography
MH  - Humans
MH  - Prevalence
MH  - Status Epilepticus/*diagnosis/epidemiology
EDAT- 2000/11/01 11:00
MHDA- 2001/03/03 10:01
CRDT- 2000/11/01 11:00
PHST- 2000/11/01 11:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2001/03/03 10:01 [medline]
PHST- 2000/11/01 11:00 [entrez]
AID - 10.1177/155005940003100407 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Clin Electroencephalogr. 2000 Oct;31(4):192-5. doi: 10.1177/155005940003100407.