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Status Epilepticus : A Medical Emergency by Dr. Lawrence Kindo Posted Fri 18 Jun 2010 12:00am % saline is justified as it might be the only way to stop the seizure. Hypomagnesemia is a known cause of seizures and status epilepticus in transplant patients because... A medical emergency that requires immediate recognition and treatment, Status Epilepticus requires expertise and due training to manage. By definition, Status Epilepticus Read on »

Paucis Verbis card: Generalized Convulsive Status Epilepticus by Michelle Lin Medical Doctor

Posted Fri 21 Jan 2011 12:00am How do you manage patients who present in status epilepticus, knowing that "time is CNS function"? The longer patients remain seizing, the greater their morbidity and mortality. Did you know that one study showed that 48% of their patients who presented in generalized convulsive status epilepticus (GCSE) had subtle persistent GCSE on EEG Read on »

Status Epilepticus, You Are Just a Big Bully! by patientanonymous Patient Expert

Posted Mon 23 Aug 2010 12:00am for On a personal note, I experienced a form of Status several years ago, that did not involve a tonic-clinic seizure. It would be called Simple Partial Status Epilepticus. More... stupid. But hey, Dr. PA can’t know everything, right? When most people think of Status Epilepticus (or just “Status” as we epilepsy folks tend call it) everyone sees an extended Read on »

The Typical Absence Status Epilepticus. Now What? by patientanonymous Patient Expert

Posted Wed 12 Jan 2011 12:00am the Typical Absence Status Epilepticus. Yes, the Depakene caused problems with my memory, but not significantly enough to allow me forget that. Surprisingly, one thing it didn’t do..., where is my Typical Absence Status Epilepticus? I am not sick (except for some pesky virus.) Has it simply not struck yet? Will I wake up tomorrow and have it greet me? Or maybe Read on »

Refractory nonconvulsive status epilepticus in Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease by Terry S. Patient Expert

Posted Mon 02 Aug 2010 3:09pm progressive dementia, behavioural changes, cerebellar dysfunction and myoclonus. Other seizure types are rare and nonconvulsive status epilepticus (SE) is exceptional. We report a case... Refractory nonconvulsive status epilepticus in Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease Epileptic Disorders. Volume 1, Number 1, February 2009, Clinical commentary with video sequences Read on »

And the Winner for Typical Absence Status Epilepticus is… by patientanonymous Patient Expert

Posted Tue 21 Dec 2010 12:00am that’s water soluble. As a result, if given in minute forms orally or intranasally it may actually terminate status when it starts! Whoa. Since I have an established pattern, give... Clobazam/Frisium. It is a specific benzo used only for epilepsy and strongly recommended for Catamenial seizures. I said since we’re treading into Absence seizure territory Read on »

Sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease mimicking nonconvulsive status epilepticus by Terry S. Patient Expert

Posted Thu 06 May 2010 9:20am disease mimicking nonconvulsive status epilepticus B. Lapergue MD, S. Demeret MD, V. Denys MD, J. L. Laplanche PharmD, PhD, D. Galanaud MD, PhD, M. Verny MD, V. Sazdovitch MD, M...: vincent.navarro@psl.aphp.fr . Background: Nonconvulsive status epilepticus (NCSE) in patients with confusion may be difficult to distinguish from nonepileptic (metabolic/toxic, postanoxic Read on »

Permanent Link: a fit of a role, a status of a label by yumers Posted Sun 25 Jan 2009 12:00am to be okay not fitting suddenly has become the one I will make sure I fit. In Being Mentally Ill: A Sociological Theory, Thomas Scheff describes how an eventual acceptance of the deviant role will reinforce the person’s labeled status in the social system as mentally ill. Have I ascribed myself a new role? Am I just affirming an existing role, or should I Read on »

Adventures in Fitness Friday – Status Quo by Bella C Patient Expert

Posted Fri 30 Apr 2010 12:00am , April 27 – Wii Fit Plus for 45 minutes. I knew that I was going to be busy after work, so I made sure to do the workout before I went in. I always enjoy morning workouts. 4 APs... just breathed in the fresh air and was thankful for the break in the rain. I walked for 1 hour and earned 6 APs. Thursday, April 29 – This morning I did another Wii Fit Read on »

Increase in Seizures Seen in Kids With H1N1 Flu by HealthFinder Posted Mon 20 Sep 2010 10:00am status epilepticus, where seizure activity occurs continuously for more than five to 30 minutes, the University of Utah researchers explained. Among the 234 children.... MONDAY, Sept. 20 (HealthDay News) -- Children made ill by the 2009 pandemic H1N1 swine flu virus suffered more seizures and other nervous system problems than those with seasonal Read on »