Abstract
Background: Non-convulsive status epilepticus (NCSE) is status epilepticus without obvious tonic–clonic activity. Patients with NCSE have altered mental state. An EEG is needed to confirm the diagnosis, but obtaining an...
Highlights
Non-convulsive status epilepticus (NCSE) is status epilepticus without obvious tonic–clonic activity
Convulsive status epilepticus is easy to diagnose by virtue of its obvious clinical manifestations
NCSE lacks the convulsions typically seen in status epilepticus; it, too, can cause neuronal injury.[3 7 8]
Summary
Non-convulsive status epilepticus (NCSE) is status epilepticus without obvious tonic–clonic activity. Objective: To determine whether clinical features could be used to predict which patients were more likely to be in NCSE and in need of an urgent EEG. Remote risk factors for seizures, severely impaired mental state, and ocular movement abnormalities were seen significantly more often in the NCSE group. The combined sensitivity of remote risk factors for seizures and ocular movement abnormalities was 100%. Conclusions: There are certain clinical features that are more likely to be present in patients in NCSE compared with other types of encephalopathy. Either remote risk factors for seizures or ocular movement abnormalities were seen in all patients in NCSE. These features may be used to select which patients should have an urgent EEG
Sign-in/Register to view highlights & summary Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callMore From: Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
Disclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
