Electroencephalographic absence status with minimal behavior change.
Difficulty in correlating EEG abnormalities with clinical seizures is emphasized in this case report of an epileptic patient with electrical status epilepticus and normal behavior. In addition, the usefulness of dichotic listening tests in the identification of subtle perceptive and expressive impairments is illustrated in this same patient at a time of noncompliance with anticonvulsant therapy.
D000328:Adult; D001307:Auditory Perception / Q000502:physiology; D001519:Behavior / Q000502:physiology*; D001921:Brain / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012640:Seizures / Q000503:physiopathology; D013226:Status Epilepticus / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014705:Verbal Behavior / Q000502:physiology