Hidden in plain sight: Non-convulsive status epilepticus-Recognition and management

M O Kinney; J J Craig; P W Kaplan

doi:10.1111/ane.12732

Hidden in plain sight: Non-convulsive status epilepticus-Recognition and management

Acta Neurol Scand. 2017 Oct;136(4):280-292. doi: 10.1111/ane.12732. Epub 2017 Feb 1.

Authors

M O Kinney¹, J J Craig¹, P W Kaplan²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurology, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, Antrim, UK.
² Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Centre, Baltimore, MD, USA.

PMID: 28144933
DOI: 10.1111/ane.12732

Abstract

Non-convulsive status epilepticus (NCSE) is an electroclinical state associated with an altered level of consciousness but lacking convulsive motor activity. It can present in a multitude of ways, but classification based on the clinical presentation and electroencephalographic appearances assists in determining prognosis and planning treatment. The aggressiveness of treatment should be based on the likely prognosis and the underlying cause of the NCSE.

Keywords: epilepsy; non-convulsive status epilepticus.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Anticonvulsants / therapeutic use
Brain / physiopathology*
Electroencephalography
Humans
Prognosis
Status Epilepticus / diagnosis*
Status Epilepticus / drug therapy
Status Epilepticus / physiopathology

Substances

Anticonvulsants