Abstract
The incidence of non-convulsive status epilepticus (NCSE) in The Netherlands is not known. Files of admissions in the years 1980-7 were studied from 40 adult patients (older than 15 years) with complex partial status epilepticus (CPSE) and 25 with absence status epilepticus (ASE). The clinical presentation sometimes made distinction between CPSE and ASE possible. Focal clinical signs were more frequent in CPSE; a fluctuating level of consciousness was more often present in ASE. All patients, but one, with ASE and most patients with CPSE (28) were known to have had previous epilepsy. Outcome in ASE was good in all. Outcome in CPSE depended on the underlying cause and quality of treatment. In three patients inadequate treatment probably contributed to morbidity.
Full text
PDF
Selected References
These references are in PubMed. This may not be the complete list of references from this article.
- Andermann F., Robb J. P. Absence status. A reappraisal following review of thirty-eight patients. Epilepsia. 1972 Jan;13(1):177–187. doi: 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1972.tb04565.x. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Engel J., Jr, Ludwig B. I., Fetell M. Prolonged partial complex status epilepticus: EEG and behavioral observations. Neurology. 1978 Sep;28(9 Pt 1):863–869. doi: 10.1212/wnl.28.9.863. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Fagan K. J., Lee S. I. Prolonged confusion following convulsions due to generalized nonconvulsive status epilepticus. Neurology. 1990 Nov;40(11):1689–1694. doi: 10.1212/wnl.40.11.1689. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- GASTAUT H., ROGER J., ROGER A. Sur la signification de certaines fugues épileptiques; a propos d'une observation électroclinique d'état de mal temporal. Rev Neurol (Paris) 1956 Mar;94(3):298–301. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Guberman A., Cantu-Reyna G., Stuss D., Broughton R. Nonconvulsive generalized status epilepticus: clinical features, neuropsychological testing, and long-term follow-up. Neurology. 1986 Oct;36(10):1284–1291. doi: 10.1212/wnl.36.10.1284. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Niedermeyer E., Fineyre F., Riley T., Uematsu S. Absence status (petit mal status) with focal characteristics. Arch Neurol. 1979 Jul;36(7):417–421. doi: 10.1001/archneur.1979.00500430047006. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Richard P., Brenner R. P. Absence status. Case reports and a review of the literature. Encephale. 1980;6(4):385–392. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Scholtes F. B., Renier W. O., Meinardi H. Generalized convulsive status epilepticus: pathophysiology and treatment. Pharm World Sci. 1993 Feb 19;15(1):17–28. doi: 10.1007/BF02116165. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Tomson T., Lindbom U., Nilsson B. Y. Nonconvulsive status epilepticus in adults: thirty-two consecutive patients from a general hospital population. Epilepsia. 1992 Sep-Oct;33(5):829–835. doi: 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1992.tb02190.x. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Tomson T., Svanborg E., Wedlund J. E. Nonconvulsive status epilepticus: high incidence of complex partial status. Epilepsia. 1986 May-Jun;27(3):276–285. doi: 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1986.tb03540.x. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Treiman D. M., Delgado-Escueta A. V. Complex partial status epilepticus. Jpn J Psychiatry Neurol. 1988 Sep;42(3):437–440. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1819.1988.tb01334.x. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Williamson P. D., Spencer D. D., Spencer S. S., Novelly R. A., Mattson R. H. Complex partial status epilepticus: a depth-electrode study. Ann Neurol. 1985 Dec;18(6):647–654. doi: 10.1002/ana.410180604. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]