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Cognitive Manifestations of Status Epilepticus

Ictal Aphasia, Amnesia, and Psychosis

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Seizures are defined by the presence of abnormal synchronous neuronal activity; their clinical manifestations are determined by the specific anatomic location as well as the spatial and temporal propagation of this aberrant electrical activity. Seizures involving the motor cortex are perhaps most easily recognized, but seizure activity may also arise from or involve regions of cortex devoted to cognitive function. The term nonconvulsive seizure has been used, in part, to refer to seizures of this sort. This chapter is devoted to the cognitive manifestations of nonconvulsive seizure activity.

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    Michael Benatar MBChB, DPhil

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    Frank W. Drislane MD (Associate Professor of Neurology) (Associate Professor of Neurology)

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Benatar, M. (2005). Cognitive Manifestations of Status Epilepticus. In: Drislane, F.W. (eds) Status Epilepticus. Current Clinical Neurology. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1385/1-59259-945-1:221

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