Frequency of non convulsive status epilepticus in patients with impaired level of consciousness.
J Pak Med Assoc
; 59(5): 296-8, 2009 May.
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| ID: mdl-19438133
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To determine the frequency of Non Convulsive Status Epilepticus in patients admitted with impaired consciousness.METHODS:
All EEG's in patients with impaired level of consciousness over four years from 2002- 2006 were reviewed. All EEG's showing continuous epileptiform discharges were included. Findings of all these EEG's were divided into five groups; generalized spikes and wave, generalized sharp and wave, focal spike and wave, focal sharp and wave and periodic lateralized epileptiform discharges.RESULTS:
There were 785 EEG's recorded in patients with impaired level of consciousness. Only 12 (1.5%) patients were identified with NCSE on EEG. The commonest EEG findings in our patients with NCSE were Continuous focal spike and wave seen in 4(33%), Continuous generalized spike and wave 3 (25%), Continuous generalized sharp and wave 3 (25%), Continuous focal sharp and wave 1 (8.3) and Continuous periodic lateralized epileptiform discharges (PLEDs) in 1 (8.3%) patient.CONCLUSION:
NCSE is an important treatable entity which can be easily recognized by doing an EEG.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Estado Epiléptico
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Transtornos da Consciência
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Eletroencefalografia
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2009
Tipo de documento:
Article