Non-convulsive status epilepticus after generalised tonic-clonic seizures

Authors

  • Ángel Muñoz-Morente Servicio de Neurología-Neurofisiología, Hospital Doctor Negrín, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3176-0139
  • Luis Mérida-Rodrigo Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital de Alta Resolución de Benalmádena, Benalmádena (Málaga), Spain
  • Fernando Cabrera-Naranjo Servicio de Neurología-Neurofisiología, Hospital Doctor Negrín, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
  • Ayoze González-Hernández Servicio de Neurología-Neurofisiología, Hospital Doctor Negrín, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32818/reccmi.a1n1a14

Keywords:

nonconvulsive status epilepticus, mental status altered

Abstract

Nonconvulsive status epilepticus (NCSE) is a situation in which patients have a varying degree of altered level of consciousness or mental condition associated with continuously electrographic paroxysms, without present convulsive movements or that they are very subtle. It is cause of altered level of consciousness, and it was thought likely being underdiagnosed, contributing the ignorance of clinician, the need for an electroencephalogram and lack of consensus diagnostic criteria. We present a patient with a type of NCS that occurs after a convulsive status generalized tonic-clonic (subtle or terminas NCSE).

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Published

2016-12-31

How to Cite

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Muñoz-Morente Ángel, Mérida-Rodrigo L, Cabrera-Naranjo F, González-Hernández A. Non-convulsive status epilepticus after generalised tonic-clonic seizures. Rev Esp Casos Clin Med Intern [Internet]. 2016 Dec. 31 [cited 2024 Jul. 22];1(1):35-7. Available from: https://www.reccmi.com/RECCMI/article/view/34