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Petit mal status

Known as: Status, Petit Mal, Epileptic confusional state, Epileptic twilight state 
National Institutes of Health

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Absence EpilepsyComplex Partial Status EpilepticusEpilepsia Partialis ContinuaGeneralized seizures
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DeliriumStatus Epilepticusnervous system disorder

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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
γ-Band deficiency and abnormal thalamocortical activity in P/Q-type channel mutant mice
Thalamocortical in vivo and in vitro function was studied in mice lacking P/Q-type calcium channels (CaV2.1), in which N-type… 
Review
2000
Review
2000
Considerations of Nonconvulsive Status Epilepticus
The original concepts of absence status (AS) and complex partial status (CPS) are critically reviewed. This review has been… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Typical Absence Status in Adults: Diagnostic and Syndromic Considerations
Summary: Purpose: To study the electroclinical features of typical absence status (TAS) in adults with syndromes of idio‐pathic… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Idiopathic generalised epilepsy in adults manifested by phantom absences, generalised tonic-clonic seizures, and frequent absence status
OBJECTIVES To describe the clinical and EEG features of adult patients with very mild absences, late onset generalised tonic… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
'De novo' absence status of late onset
Absence status (AS) is a heterogenous epileptic syndrome that can occur at any age, usually in a context of prior epilepsy… 
1989
1989
Valproate prevents the recurrence of absence status
We assessed the value of valproate in the prevention of recurrent attacks of absence status in 25 patients. Eighteen patients had… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Positron emission tomography in generalized seizures
We used 1BF-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) to study nine patients with clinical absence or… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Absence status (petit mal status) with focal characteristics.
Two patients, aged 23 and 74 years, manifested prolonged episodes of mildly impaired consciousness in conjunction with rhythmical… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Modern concepts of status epilepticus.
Among 60 cases of status epilepticus, there were 45 cases of convulsive status and 15 cases of nonconvulsive or confusional… 
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Subclinical "electrical status epilepticus" induced by sleep in children. A clinical and electroencephalographic study of six cases.
THE TERM "Etat de Mal" was first coined by Calmeil 1 in 1824 to describe suc cessive generalized seizures without awakening in… 
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