Open AccessNon-Convulsive Status Epilepticus as a cause for prolonged delirium: an under-diagnosed phenomenon?
Author(s) -
Ben Lovell,
Megan Lander,
Rupert Negus
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
acute medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.14
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 1747-4892
pISSN - 1747-4884
DOI - 10.52964/amja.0579
Subject(s) - delirium , medicine , status epilepticus , polypharmacy , electroencephalography , intensive care medicine , pediatrics , epilepsy , presentation (obstetrics) , psychiatry , surgery
Delirium is a common cause for acute hospital admissions. There are many potential causes for this presentation, including infection, polypharmacy and metabolic disorders. We present the case of a patient with hyponatraemia and prolonged delirium, in whom the diagnosis of non-convulsive status epilepticus (NCSE) was made following electroencephalography (EEG).