Autoimmune encephalitis as an increasingly recognised cause of non-convulsive status epilepticus: a retrospective, multicentre evaluation of patient characteristics and electroencephalography (EEG) results
Status epilepticus (SE) is a severe condition of unrelenting seizures requiring urgent identification and treatment. SE may be unprovoked, occurring in someone with epilepsy, or may be provoked by acute intracranial disease or metabolic derangement. Increasingly encephalitis, particularly autoimmune types, is reported to cause refractory seizures. Whilst convulsive SE is readily identified, non-convulsive SE (NCSE) can be difficult to identify clinically, and electroencephalography (EEG) is required.
Source: Seizure: European Journal of Epilepsy - Category: Neurology Authors: James William Mitchell, Sofia R. Valdoleiros, Samantha Jefferson, Brython Hywel, Tom Solomon, Anthony Guy Marson, Benedict Daniel Michael Tags: Short communication Source Type: research