© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Aatif M. Husain and Saurabh R. Sinha (eds.)Continuous EEG Monitoring10.1007/978-3-319-31230-9_20 20. Non-neurologic Causes of Nonconvulsive Status Epilepticus/Nonconvulsive Seizures Yara Nazzal1 and Jennifer L. DeWolfe1 (1) Department of Neurology, University of Alabama at Birmingham,…
Preexisting epilepsy Insufficient doses of AEDs Low levels of AEDs Sleep deprivation, stress, nonspecific illness Cerebrovascular disorders Ischemic stroke SAH ICH Traumatic brain injury Hypoxic-anoxic injury CNS infection Viral, bacterial,…
1. Epilepsia partialis continua (EPC) of Kojevnikov (a) Rasmussen syndrome (b) Focal lesions (c) Inborn errors of energy metabolism 2. Supplementary motor area status epilepticus (a) Individual tonic motor seizures,…
Management of status epilepticus 1. In patients that present with clinical status epilepticus and do not have an improving mental status after treatment, a minimum of a routine EEG should…
2 Radiographic Assessment of Thoracolumbar Fractures S. Rajasekaran, Rishi M. Kanna, Anupama Maheswaran, and Ajoy P. Shetty Introduction Fractures of the thoracolumbar region are common injuries of the vertebral column,…
13 Spinopelvic Fixation Carlo Bellabarba and Richard J. Bransford Introduction The sacrum’s position at the junction of the pelvis and the spinal column provides it with an important role in…
12 Fractures in Ankylosing Conditions Zachary A. Child and Richard J. Bransford Introduction The seronegative spondyloarthropathies, such as ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH), present unique challenges…
5 Cervicothoracic Spine Fractures Rod J. Oskouian and Jens R. Chapman Introduction As is the case in the three other transition zone regions of the spine, the cervicothoracic junction (CTJ)…
11 Correction of Posttraumatic Deformity Klaus John Schnake and Robert Morrison Introduction In the Western world, the incidence of spinal fractures is estimated to be about 64 per 100,000 inhabitants….
4 Anterior Minimally Invasive Surgery in Thoracolumbar Fractures Philipp Schleicher, Matti Scholz, and Frank Kandziora Introduction Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) techniques in thoracolumbar fracture treatment provide access to the thoracic…
