Nonconvulsive Status Epilepticus Complicating Epstein-Barr Virus Encephalitis in a Child

• Main Authors: Filippo Greco (Author), Maria Donatella Cocuzza (Author), Pierluigi Smilari (Author), Giovanni Sorge (Author), Lorenzo Pavone (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Children with acute encephalopathy show prolonged electrographic seizure activity consistent with nonconvulsive status epilepticus (NCSE). Pediatric NCSE is a heterogeneous clinical entity with poor outcome and different etiologies, including central nervous system infection, stroke, toxic-metabolic...