Estimating the period prevalence of non‐convulsive status epilepticus among comatose adults at the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka, Zambia

Estimating the period prevalence of non‐convulsive status epilepticus among comatose adults at the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka, Zambia

Abstract Objective In Western settings, non‐convulsive status epilepticus (NCSE) and non‐convulsive seizures (NCSz) are associated with high mortality. In comatose patients, interictal epileptiform discharges (IEDs) identified on routine electroencephalogram (EEG) are predictive of NCSE/NCS. Little...

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Main Authors: Clayton T. Buback, Omar K. Siddiqi, Innocent Titima, Olga Selioutski, Gretchen L. Birbeck
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-12-01
Series:Epilepsia Open
Subjects:
electroencephalograph
epilepsy
Global health
non‐convulsive status epilepticus
Sub‐Saharan Africa
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/epi4.12358

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https://doi.org/10.1002/epi4.12358

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