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Nonconvulsive Status Epilepticus

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Nonconvulsive status epilepticus (NCSE) has rapidly expanded from classical features such as staring, repetitive blinking, chewing, swallowing, and automatism to include coma, prolonged apnea, cardiac arrest, dementia, and higher brain dysfunction, which were demonstrated mainly after the 2000s by us and other groups. This review details novel clinical features of NCSE as a manifestation of epilepsy but one that is underdiagnosed, with the best available evidence. Also, we describe the new concept of epilepsy-related organ dysfunction (Epi-ROD) and a novel electrode and headset which enables fast EEG.

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  1. Department of Neurology, International University of Health & Welfare Graduate School of Medicine, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan

    Masao Nagayama

  2. Department of Neurology, International University of Health & Welfare Atami Hospital, Atami, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan

    Sunghoon Yang

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Nagayama, M., Yang, S. (2019). Nonconvulsive Status Epilepticus. In: Kinoshita, K. (eds) Neurocritical Care . Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-7272-8_12

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