Neurology
HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS
QUICK SEARCH:   [advanced]


     

This Article
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow Correspondence:
Submit a response
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me when Correspondence are posted
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Right arrow Citation Map
Services
Right arrow Email this article to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrow reprints & permissions
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via HighWire
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Guberman, A.
Right arrow Articles by Broughton, R.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by Guberman, A.
Right arrow Articles by Broughton, R.
NEUROLOGY 1986;36:1284
© 1986 American Academy of Neurology

Nonconvulsive generalized status epilepticus

Clinical features, neuropsychological testing, and long-term follow-up

A. Guberman, MD, G. Cantu-Reyna, MD, D. Stuss, PhD and R. Broughton, MD

Division of Neurology, Ottawa General Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

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.

Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. Guberman, Division of Neurology, Ottawa General Hospital, University of Ottawa, 501 Smyth Road, Ottawa, Ontario K1H 8L6, Canada.

Accepted for publication February 25, 1986.




This article has been cited by other articles:


Home page
 NeurologyHome page
B. F. Shneker and N. B. Fountain
Assessment of acute morbidity and mortality in nonconvulsive status epilepticus
Neurology, October 28, 2003; 61(8): 1066 - 1073.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 J. Neurol. Neurosurg. PsychiatryHome page
A M Husain, G J Horn, and M P Jacobson
Non-convulsive status epilepticus: usefulness of clinical features in selecting patients for urgent EEG
J. Neurol. Neurosurg. Psychiatry, February 1, 2003; 74(2): 189 - 191.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 Arch NeurolHome page
S. A. Mayer, J. Claassen, J. Lokin, F. Mendelsohn, L. J. Dennis, and B.-F. Fitzsimmons
Refractory Status Epilepticus: Frequency, Risk Factors, and Impact on Outcome
Arch Neurol, February 1, 2002; 59(2): 205 - 210.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 NeurologyHome page
A. R. Towne, E. J. Waterhouse, J. G. Boggs, L. K. Garnett, A. J. Brown, J. R. Smith Jr., and R. J. DeLorenzo
Prevalence of nonconvulsive status epilepticus in comatose patients
Neurology, January 25, 2000; 54(2): 340 - 340.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 NeurologyHome page
P. Thomas, B. Zifkin, O. Migneco, C. Lebrun, J. Darcourt, and F. Andermann
Nonconvulsive status epilepticus of frontal origin
Neurology, April 1, 1999; 52(6): 1174 - 1174.
[Abstract] [Full Text]

Home page
 Arch NeurolHome page
M. J. Aminoff
Do Nonconvulsive Seizures Damage the Brain?--No
Arch Neurol, January 1, 1998; 55(1): 119 - 120.
[Full Text] [PDF]


HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS
Copyright © 1986 by AAN Enterprises, Inc.