Status Epilepticus - Complications
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Uncoupling of astrogliosis from epileptogenesis in adenosine kinase (ADK) transgenic mice.

11 Aug 2009 The astrocytic enzyme adenosine kinase (ADK) is a key negative regulator of the brain's endogenous anticonvulsant adenosine. Astrogliosis with concomitant upregulation of ADK is part of the epileptogenic cascade and contributes to seizure ... Read more...

Development of epileptiform excitability in the deep entorhinal cortex after status epilepticus.

8 Aug 2009 Epileptiform neuronal activity during seizures is observed in many brain areas, but its origins following status epilepticus (SE) are unclear. We have used the Li low-dose pilocarpine rat model of temporal lobe epilepsy to examine early development ... Read more...

A case of Rasmussen encephalitis treated with rituximab.

30 Jul 2009 BACKGROUND: A 20-year-old woman was referred to our intensive care unit with a high frequency (every 1-2 min) of focal motor seizures. She had been diagnosed as having biopsy-proven Rasmussen encephalitis (RE) of the right hemisphere 7 years ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Status Epilepticus - Complications'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Uncoupling of astrogliosis from epileptogenesis in adenosine kinase (ADK) transgenic mice. 11 Aug 2009
• Development of epileptiform excitability in the deep entorhinal cortex after status epilepticus. 8 Aug 2009
• A case of Rasmussen encephalitis treated with rituximab. 30 Jul 2009
• Comment on "Aphasic or amnesic status epilepticus detected on PET but not EEG". 30 Jul 2009
• Status epilepticus in stroke patients. 5 Jul 2009
• Intravenous levetiracetam in critically ill children with status epilepticus or acute repetitive seizures. 29 Jun 2009
• Pilocarpine model of temporal lobe epilepsy shows enhanced response to general anesthetics. 4 Jun 2009
• Erythropoietin pre-treatment prevents cognitive impairments following status epilepticus in rats. 31 May 2009
• Neurobehavioral abnormalities may correlate with increased seizure burden in children with Panayiotopoulos syndrome. 30 May 2009
• [Epilepsy with absence status: A new syndrome of idiopathic generalized epilepsy] 21 Apr 2009
• Isolated fatty liver from prolonged propofol use in a pediatric patient with refractory status epilepticus. 20 Apr 2009
• Delayed diagnosis of SLE in a patient presenting with intractable status epilepticus. 30 Mar 2009
• Pyridoxine-dependent epilepsy: normal outcome in a patient with late diagnosis after prolonged status epilepticus causing cortical blindness. 15 Mar 2009
• Reassessment of phenytoin for treatment of late stage progressive myoclonus epilepsy complicated with status epilepticus. 3 Mar 2009
• [Pathophysiologic basis of status epilepticus] 22 Feb 2009
• Development of spontaneous recurrent seizures after kainate-induced status epilepticus. 16 Feb 2009
• [Non convulsive status epilepticus] 12 Feb 2009
• [Epileptic seizures in critically ill patients] 30 Dec 2008
• ICTAL aphasia as manifestation of partial status epilepticus in a long-lasting misdiagnosed symptomatic epilepsy: an emblematic case. 30 Dec 2008
• Sesa syndrome: a subtype of localisation-related non-convulsive status epilepticus? 22 Dec 2008

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Technical information about 'Status Epilepticus'

Definition: A prolonged seizure or seizures repeated frequently enough to prevent recovery between episodes occurring over a period of 20-30 minutes. The most common subtype is generalized tonic-clonic status epilepticus, a potentially fatal condition associated with neuronal injury and respiratory and metabolic dysfunction. Nonconvulsive forms include petit mal status and complex partial status, which may manifest as behavioral disturbances. Simple partial status epilepticus consists of persistent motor, sensory, or autonomic seizures that do not impair cognition (see also EPILEPSIA PARTIALIS CONTINUA). Subclinical status epilepticus generally refers to seizures occurring in an unresponsive or comatose individual in the absence of overt signs of seizure activity. (From N Engl J Med 1998 Apr 2;338(14):970-6; Neurologia 1997 Dec;12 Suppl 6:25-30)

Descriptor UI: D013226

Alternative terms: Status Epilepticus; Status Epilepticus, Generalized; Generalized Status Epilepticus; Grand Mal Status Epilepticus; Status Epilepticus, Grand Mal; Status Epilepticus, Generalized Convulsive; Generalized Convulsive Status Epilepticus; Non-Convulsive Status Epilepticus; Non Convulsive Status Epilepticus; Status Epilepticus, Non-Convulsive; Status Epilepticus, Non Convulsive; Status Epilepticus, Subclinical; Subclinical Status Epilepticus; Status Epilepticus, Electrographic; Electrographic Status Epilepticus; Simple Partial Status Epilepticus; Status Epilepticus, Simple Partial; Complex Partial Status Epilepticus; Status Epilepticus, Complex Partial; Petit Mal Status; Status, Petit Mal; Absence Status; Status, Absence;

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Tree Number: C10.228.140.490.690;

History Note: 1977

Technical Notes: note X ref petit mal status: do not confuse with PETIT MAL EPILEPSY see EPILEPSY, ABSENCE