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Nonconvulsive status epilepticus and coma.
Nonconvulsive status epilepticus (NCSE) in a comatose patient cannot be diagnosed without electroencephalography (EEG). In many advanced coma stages, the EEG exhibits continuous or periodic EEG abnormalities, but their causal role in coma remains unclear in many cases. To date there is no consensus on whether to treat NCSE in a comatose patient in order to improve the outcome or to retract from...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Turkish Journal of Emergency Medicine
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1304-7361
DOI: 10.5505/1304.7361.2013.01885