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Nonconvulsive status epilepticus after temporal lobectomy.

Burneo JG, Steven D, McLachlan RS

Acute brain injury can cause nonconvulsive status epilepticus (NCSE). However, this condition has not been reported immediately after brain surgery. We describe a patient who had NCSE in the recovery room after an otherwise successful right temporal lobectomy and emphasize the usefulness of electroencephalography in this situation.

Published 2 August 2005 in Epilepsia, 46(8): 1325-7.
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