Overview: Diagnostic Evaluation
Overview: Diagnostic Evaluation Solomon L. Moshé Timothy A. Pedley Introduction Because epilepsy is a group of conditions and not a single homogeneous disorder, and because seizures may be symptoms of…
Differential Diagnosis
Differential Diagnosis Lawrence J. Hirsch Frederick Andermann Timothy A. Pedley Introduction Patients presenting with transient alteration of neurologic function offer neurologists the opportunity to do what they do best: Solve…
Classification of the Epilepsies
Classification of the Epilepsies Jerome Engel Jr. Natalio Fejerman Anne T. Berg Peter Wolf Introduction Although epilepsy is an ancient disease, described in writings of ancient Mesopotamia and India,12 recognition…
Introduction to the Epilepsies
Introduction to the Epilepsies Anne T. Berg Introduction This alleged divine character is only a shelter for ignorance and fraudulent practice…. Epilepsy is not more divine than other diseases are….
Long-Term Sequelae of Status Epilepticus
Long-Term Sequelae of Status Epilepticus Shlomo Shinnar Thomas L. Babb Solomon L. Moshé Claude G. Wasterlain Introduction Status epilepticus (SE) is a common neurologic emergency that can result in significant…
Acute Physiologic Changes, Morbidity, and Mortality of Status Epilepticus
Acute Physiologic Changes, Morbidity, and Mortality of Status Epilepticus Simon D. Shorvon John M. Pellock Robert J. DeLorenzo Introduction Status epilepticus is a relatively infrequent but serious manifestation of epilepsy….
Febrile Status Epilepticus
Febrile Status Epilepticus Darrell V. Lewis Shlomo Shinnar Introduction Febrile seizures (FS) are acute symptomatic seizures that occur in 2% to 5% of children, making them the most common form…
Simple Partial Status Epilepticus and Epilepsia Partialis Continua of Kozhevnikov
Simple Partial Status Epilepticus and Epilepsia Partialis Continua of Kozhevnikov Heinz Gregor Wieser Patrick Chauvel Introduction Literature reports of simple partial status epilepticus (SPSE) seem to be relatively rare in…
Myoclonic Status Epilepticus
Myoclonic Status Epilepticus Shunsuke Ohtahara Yoko Ohtsuka Introduction There are as many types of status epilepticus as there are types of epileptic seizures. Myoclonic status epilepticus is defined as a…
Absence Status Epilepticus
Absence Status Epilepticus Pierre Thomas O. Carter Snead III Introduction Status epilepticus (SE) may be classified for practical purposes into convulsive SE, which must be rapidly stopped to prevent death…
