NONCONVULSIVE STATUS EPILEPTICUS IN PATIENTS WITH LIMBIC ENCEPHALITIS

Abstract

Limbic encephalitis (LE) may be manifested by non-convulsive status epilepticus (NCSE). Two clinical cases of LE presenting with NCSE, one of them with a background ovarian theratoma, and the value of electroencephalographic triphasic and delta-beta waves in diagnosis of LE, are discussed in this paper. Course of glucocorticoid pulse-therapy, complimented by long-term regiment of valproic acid, is shown as a successful treatment modality for LE with NCSV.

Keywords

• limbic encephalitis
• paraneoplastic
• autoimmune
• immune-mediated central nervous system disorders
• non-convulsive status epilepticus
• triphasic waves
• beta-delta waves
• immunosuppressive therapy
• valproic acid