Seizure: European Journal of Epilepsy
Volume 17, Issue 6 , Pages 535-548 , September 2008

Status epilepticus in epileptic patients: Related syndromes, precipitating factors, treatment and outcome in a video-EEG population-based study

  • C. Di Bonaventura

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurological Sciences, Policlinico Umberto I°, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Department of Neurological Sciences, Policlinico Umberto I°, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Viale dell’Università 30, 00185 Rome, Italy. Tel.: +39 06 49914727; fax: +39 06 49914302.
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  • F. Mari

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurological Sciences, Policlinico Umberto I°, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Italy
    • I.R.R.C.S. Neuromed, Pozzilli (IS), Italy
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  • N. Vanacore

      Affiliations

    • National Centre of Epidemiology, Surveillance and Health Promotion, National Institute of Health, Rome, Italy
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  • J. Fattouch

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurological Sciences, Policlinico Umberto I°, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Italy
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  • A. Zarabla

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurological Sciences, Policlinico Umberto I°, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Italy
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  • A. Berardelli

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurological Sciences, Policlinico Umberto I°, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Italy
    • I.R.R.C.S. Neuromed, Pozzilli (IS), Italy
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  • M. Manfredi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurological Sciences, Policlinico Umberto I°, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Italy
    • I.R.R.C.S. Neuromed, Pozzilli (IS), Italy
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  • M. Prencipe

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurological Sciences, Policlinico Umberto I°, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Italy
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  • A.T. Giallonardo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurological Sciences, Policlinico Umberto I°, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Italy
    • I.R.R.C.S. Neuromed, Pozzilli (IS), Italy

Received 3 April 2007 ,Revised 4 December 2007 ,Accepted 29 February 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.seizure.2008.02.002

Seizure: European Journal of Epilepsy
Volume 17, Issue 6 , Pages 535-548 , September 2008

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