Idiopathic Recurrent Stupor, Still an Unsolved Issue
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Idiopathic recurrent stupor mimicking status epilepticus.
Stupor is defined as a deep sleep or behaviourally similar unresponsiveness from which the subject can be aroused only by vigorous repeated stimuli. Causes of stupor may be related to brain damage, toxic or metabolic encephalopathies. Idiopathic recurring stupor is a stupurous condition of unknown aetiology, unrelated to structural, toxic or metabolic disturbance. This condition responds to flu...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Sleep Disorders : Treatment and Care
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2325-9639
DOI: 10.4172/2325-9639.1000165