Myoclonic Status Epilepticus. Myoclonic SE is characterized ... spike-and-waves in patients without a prior history of epilepsy Frequent or continuous generalized spike-and-waves, significantly ...

Summary of arguments for and against aggressive treatment of status epilepticus ... electrical seizure activity for >10 min. Start the EEG as soon as possible, but do not delay treatment unless ...

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 ...

A 7-year-old child who suffered from symptomatic focal epilepsy as a sequel to perinatal hypoxia used to have frequent ... Later, she developed acute onset dystonia (day 3 post-status epilepticus) and ...

Furthermore, when the myoclonic status was resolved, the girl did not show any global aggravation of her epilepsy, which is strong evidence for drug-induced seizure ... the onset of SMEI and benign ...

A recent report has described the use of video-electroencephalography (video-EEG) in the management of patients with atypical juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME). The work highlights the importance ...

For some people who are at high risk, status epilepticus emergency treatment is sometimes prescribed. Most people with epilepsy have seizures that last a short time and stop by themselves. But ...

When the seizures associated with SE do not respond to initial drug therapy; thus becoming what is known as refractory status epilepticus (RSE), clinicians are encouraged to take very aggressive ...

Three patients with EEG documented ictal catatonia, a nonconvulsive status epilepticus, who responded dramatically to intravenous phenytoin are described. The EEG showed continuous bilateral ...