Epileptic Disorders
MENUAn audit of the predictors of outcome in status epilepticus from a resource-poor country: a comparison with developed countries Volume 18, issue 2, June 2016
Authors
Aim
R. Madhavan Nayar Center for Comprehensive Epilepsy Care, Department of Neurology, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum, Kerala, India
* Correspondence: Ashalatha Radhakrishnan
Department of Neurology,
Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology,
Trivandrum - 695 011,
Kerala, India
- Key words: status epilepticus, etiology, outcome, predictors, resource-poor country
- DOI : 10.1684/epd.2016.0832
- Page(s) : 163-72
- Published in: 2016
Status epilepticus is a neurological emergency with significant morbidity and mortality. This study describes the clinical profile, treatment, and predictors of outcome of status epilepticus in a tertiary referral centre in a developing country and aims to highlight the similarities and differences from data available from the western world.