Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Guberman, A
• Cantu-Reyna, G
• Stuss, D
• Broughton, R

Titel

Nonconvulsive generalized status epilepticus: clinical features, neuropsychological testing, and long-term follow-up

Ist Teil von

• Neurology, 1986-10, Vol.36 (10), p.1284-1284

Ort / Verlag

United States

Erscheinungsjahr

1986

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• We studied 13 episodes of nonconvulsive generalized status epilepticus (NGS) in 10 adults. The syndrome may start in middle or late life and is often mistaken for psychiatric disorders. Some patients have shown good retention of language abilities, except for reduced fluency, despite impairment in other higher functions. In most patients, the syndrome recurs for several years despite anticonvulsant therapy. Transitional cases of NGS with lateralizing EEG features exist, and some cases are probably due to secondary generalization from a temporal or frontal focus.