Review article: Convulsive and non-convulsive status epilepticus: An emergency medicine perspective
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Non-convulsive status epilepticus.
The clinical, electrographic and reported neuropsychological features of 50 children with non-convulsive status epilepticus (NCSE) were reviewed and the children's progress followed for one to five years. NCSE occurred in a variety of epilepsies, especially the Lennox-Gastaut syndrome. Clinical manifestations ranged from obvious mental deterioration to subtle changes. The condition had often be...
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عنوان ژورنال: Emergency Medicine Australasia
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1742-6731,1742-6723
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-6723.2009.01212.x