Acute Confusion or Altered Mental State: Consider Nonconvulsive Status Epilepticus

Gerontology ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 53 (6) ◽  
pp. 388-396 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefan Beyenburg ◽  
Christian E. Elger ◽  
Markus Reuber
Keyword(s):  
Status Epilepticus ◽  
Mental State ◽  
Nonconvulsive Status Epilepticus ◽  
Altered Mental State ◽  
Acute Confusion

scholarly journals Sudden altered mental state in the elderly: nonconvulsive status epilepticus and the role of the Emergency Department

2011 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-25
Author(s):  
Rocco Galimi
Keyword(s):  
Status Epilepticus ◽  
Seizure Activity ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Altered Mental Status ◽  
Nonconvulsive Status Epilepticus ◽  
Recurrent Seizure ◽  
Memory Problems ◽  
Altered Mental State ◽  
New Onset

In the elderly, new onset of epilepsy is often associated with vague complaints such as confusion, altered mental status, or memory problems. The absence of clinically apparent convulsions in association with an electroencephalogram showing continuous or recurrent seizure activity has been called nonconvulsive status epilepticus (NCSE). The purpose of this article is to describe the clinical and electroencephalographic features of NCSE in older adults. NCSE is an important, under-recognised and reversible cause of acute prolonged confusion. Although attempts have been made to define and classify this disorder, there is no universally accepted definition or classification yet that encompasses all subtypes or electroclinical scenarios. A urgent electroencephalogram is considered as the method of choice in the diagnostic evaluation of NCSE. Further researches are needed to better define NCSE.

Focal nonconvulsive status epilepticus in children: clinical and electroencephalographic features in 38 patients

2021 ◽  
Vol 117 ◽  
pp. 107847
Author(s):  
Lucia Maltoni ◽  
Veronica Di Pisa ◽  
Valentina Marchiani ◽  
Silvia Bonetti ◽  
Duccio Maria Cordelli
Keyword(s):  
Status Epilepticus ◽  
Nonconvulsive Status Epilepticus

Automated Pupillometry for Assessment of Treatment Success in Nonconvulsive Status Epilepticus

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jana Godau ◽  
Kaushal Bharad ◽  
Johannes Rösche ◽  
Gabor Nagy ◽  
Stefanie Kästner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Status Epilepticus ◽  
Treatment Success ◽  
Nonconvulsive Status Epilepticus

scholarly journals Clinical phenotypes within nonconvulsive status epilepticus

Epilepsia ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simona Lattanzi ◽  
Giada Giovannini ◽  
Francesco Brigo ◽  
Niccolò Orlandi ◽  
Eugen Trinka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Status Epilepticus ◽  
Nonconvulsive Status Epilepticus ◽  
Clinical Phenotypes
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