Epileptic prodromes: Are they nonconvulsive status epilepticus?

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• 作者：J?rgen Alving ; S¨¢ndor Beniczky
• 关键词：EEG ; Epilepsy prodrome ; Nonconvulsive status epilepticus
• 刊名：Seizure
• 出版年：2013
• 出版时间：September, 2013
• 年：2013
• 卷：22
• 期：7
• 页码：522-527
• 全文大小：4181 K

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ss=""h4"">Purpose

The aim of this study was to assess how frequently prodromes occur in an adult patient group from a tertiary referral epilepsy centre and to investigate the EEG changes during the prodromes.

ss=""h4"">Methods

578 consecutive patients were interviewed on subjective phenomena, experiences heralding the seizures, for at least 30 min before the start of the seizure. EEGs were recorded during the prodromes.

ss=""h4"">Results

Ten out of 490 included patients had prodromes (2 % ). We were able to record EEG during prodromes in 6 patients. Three patients had EEG changes corresponding to nonconvulsive status epilepticus. Three patients had unrevealing EEG recordings during prodromes.

ss=""h4"">Conclusion

Our results suggest that at least in a part of the patients, the prodromes are actually ictal phenomena, and should be treated as nonconvulsive status epilepticus.