TY - JOUR T1 - Encephalopathy mimicking non-convulsive status Epilepticus JF - Neurosciences Journal JO - Neurosciences (Riyadh) SP - 52 LP - 56 DO - 10.17712/nsj.2018.1.20170214 VL - 23 IS - 1 AU - Ramachandiran Nandhagopal AU - Fathiya Al-Murshedi AU - Mujahid Al-Busaidi AU - Amna Al-Busaidi Y1 - 2018/01/01 UR - http://nsj.org.sa/content/23/1/52.abstract N2 - Primary hyperammonemic encephalopathy due to urea cycle disorders (UCD) typically manifests with episodic unresponsiveness and this clinical entity is not often included in the differential diagnosis of presumed non-convulsive status epilepticus (NCSE). However, this diagnostic consideration has therapeutic implications. In this report, we document the therapeutic importance of elucidating the specific cause of hyperammonemic encephalopathy that closely mimicked NCSE through 2 unique illustrative cases. ER -