Non-convulsive status epilepticus (NCSE): differential diagnosis
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Non-convulsive status epilepticus (NCSE): differential diagnosis. Transient ischaemic attacks (TIA), Stroke. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Migraine and stroke-like syndromes
- Transient ischaemic attacks (TIA)
- Stroke
- Prolonged migraine aura
- MELAS
- SMART syndrome
Movement disorders
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Encephalopathies (also EEG differentials)
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Psychiatric disorders
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Other differentials
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Acronyms
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References
- Kinney MO, Craig JJ, Kaplan PW. Non-convulsive status epilepticus: mimics and chameleons. Pract Neurol 2018; 18:291-305.
- Shorvon S. What is nonconvulsive status epilepticus, and what are its subtypes? Epilepsia 2007; 48 (Suppl 8):35-38.
- Mitchell JW, Valdoleiros SR, Jefferson S, et al. Autoimmune encephalitis as an increasingly recognised cause of non-convulsive status epilepticus: A retrospective, multicentre evaluation of patient characteristics and electroencephalography (EEG) results. Seizure 2020; 80:153-156.
- Cock HR. Drug-induced status epilepticus. Epilepsy Behav 2015; 49:76-82.
