‘The great imitator’: Neurosyphilis and new-onset refractory status epilepticus (NORSE) syndrome

‘The great imitator’: Neurosyphilis and new-onset refractory status epilepticus (NORSE) syndrome

New-onset refractory status epilepticus (NORSE) is a syndrome of new-onset drug resistant status epilepticus that often has a catastrophic outcome. A 30-year-old man of Somali origin presented with refractory status to a district general hospital. A clinical diagnosis of NORSE syndrome was made, and...

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Main Authors: Sonia Kumari, Tom Hayton, Pauline Jumaa, Dougall McCorry
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-01-01
Series:Epilepsy and Behavior Case Reports
Subjects:
New-onset refractory status epilepticus
NORSE
Neurosyphilis
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213323215000043

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