Open AccessClinical characteristics and outcome of children with electrical status epilepticus during slow wave sleep
Author(s) -
Sanem Yılmaz,
Gül Serdaroğlu,
Ayfer Akçay,
Sarenur Gökben
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of pediatric neurosciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.247
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 1998-3948
pISSN - 1817-1745
DOI - 10.4103/1817-1745.139266
Subject(s) - status epilepticus , medicine , pediatrics , neuropsychology , epilepsy , electroencephalography , psychiatry , carbamazepine , non rapid eye movement sleep , seizure types , cognition , audiology
Electrical status epilepticus in slow wave sleep (ESES) is a rare, age-related, self-limited disorder characterized as epilepsy with different seizure types, neuropsychological impairment in the form of global or selective regression of cognitive functions, motor impairment, and typical electroencephalographic (EEG) findings of continuous epileptic activity occupying 85% of nonrapid eye movement sleep.