Title

Nonconvulsive status epilepticus: The diagnostic dilemma.

Authors

Brigo, Francesco

Abstract

Nonconvulsive status epilepticus (NCSE) represents a diagnostic dilemma, and so far several different definitions and diagnostic criteria have been proposed in the literature order to address and try to solve the diagnostic problems related to this condition. NCSE is practically diagnosed as an enduring epileptic condition with reduced or altered consciousness, but without major convulsive movements together with epileptiform discharges on EEG. The diagnosis of NCSE is therefore electro-clinical, and diagnostic criteria for this epileptic condition should take into account both clinical and EEG features. Based on a comprehensive search of the literature, this brief review critically appraises the electro-clinical diagnostic criteria for NCSE present in the Literature, with particular emphasis on EEG features encountered in NCSE.

Subjects

STATUS epilepticus diagnosis; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; PEOPLE with epilepsy; ELECTRONOGRAPHY; ELECTROCONVULSIVE therapy

Publication

Neurology India, 2013, Vol 61, Issue 1, p3

ISSN

0028-3886

Publication type

Academic Journal

DOI

10.4103/0028-3886.107914