title: Nonconvulsive status epilepticus in metastatic CNS disease.
abstract: The authors describe the clinical and diagnostic characteristics of four patients with metastatic CNS disease presenting in de novo nonconvulsive status epilepticus (NCSE). Treatment with anticonvulsants resulted in resolution of NCSE in two patients and a brief improvement in mental status in the other two patients. NCSE should be considered in the differential diagnosis of acute mental status change in patients with metastatic CNS disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL 3222, USA.
authors.forename: Svetlana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Blitshteyn
authors.forename: Kurt A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Jaeckle
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000556:secondary*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D018288:Carcinoma, Small Cell / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015464:Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000556:secondary*; D008875:Middle Aged; D013226:Status Epilepticus / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants