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H Gastaut

Researcher at French Institute of Health and Medical Research

Publications -  22
Citations -  1273

H Gastaut is an academic researcher from French Institute of Health and Medical Research. The author has contributed to research in topics: Clinical neurophysiology & Myoclonus. The author has an hindex of 12, co-authored 22 publications receiving 1246 citations.

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Polygraphic study of the episodic diurnal and nocturnal (hypnic and respiratory) manifestations of the Pickwick syndrome.

TL;DR: The authors are convinced that the majority of individuals suffering from the pickwickian syndrome drowse during the day and sleep badly at night because of a primary disturbance in the wakefulness-sleep regulation which as such is based on their obesity.
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Triggering mechanisms in epilepsy. The electroclinical point of view.

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- 09 Sep 2010 - 
TL;DR: Les auteurs distinguent trois variétés de crises épileptiques suivant leurs conditions d'apparition:
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Treatment of status epilepticus with diazepam (valium).

TL;DR: Valium is, in this opinion, the drug of choice for the emergency treatment of all cases of status epilepticus because it enables to distinguish properly so‐called status, which stops in most cases, from convulsive manifestations of cerebral “catastrophes” upon which it has no lasting effect.