%0 Journal Article
%T Can patients with non-convulsive seizure be identified in the emergency department?
%A Bryan Mera
%A Geetha Chari
%A Gholamreza Sadeghipoor Roodsari
%A Shahriar Zehtabchi
%J Archive of "World Journal of Emergency Medicine".
%D 2017
%R 10.5847/wjem.j.1920-8642.2017.03.005
%X Non-convulsive seizure (NCS) is an underdiagnosed, potentially treatable emergency with significant mortality and morbidity. The objective of this study is to examine the characteristics of patients with NCS presenting with altered mental status (AMS) and diagnosed with electroencephalography (EEG), to identify the factors that could increase the pre-test probability of NCS
%K Altered mental status
%K Seizure
%K Non-convulsive
%K Electroencephalography
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5496826/