title: Status epilepticus and pseudostatus epilepticus.
abstract: Status epilepticus is a life-threatening disorder whose early recognition is essential. Non-epileptic seizures (pseudoseizures, hysterical seizures) may be confused with true epileptic seizures presenting a diagnostic dilemma which can result in inappropriate, expensive and potentially harmful treatment. We describe a male patient with no prior history of epilepsy who presented with status epilepticus and developed multiple types of non-epileptic seizures during his hospital stay.
authors.affiliation: Carolinas Epilepsy Center, Charlotte, NC.
authors.forename: A N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Wilner
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Bream
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000503:physiopathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005071:Evoked Potentials / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007046:Hysteria / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D013226:Status Epilepticus / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants