Epileptic Disorders
MENUClinical and electrographic features of persistent seizures and status epilepticus associated with anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis (anti-NMDARE) Volume 22, numéro 6, December 2020
TEST YOURSELF
(1) In this cohort, what was a key unifying risk factor for both persistent seizures and status epilepticus?
(2) Were focal or generalized seizures seen more commonly in this anti-NMDARE cohort?
(3) What sociodemographic concerns were identified in the treatment of anti-NMDARE in this cohort?
Answers
(1) Younger age
(2) Focal, frontal-lobe in origin
(3) Care was often fragmented between multiple institutions, and Hispanic patients were at increased risk of status epilepticus.