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Prognostic factors of status epilepticus in adults Volume 18, issue 3, September 2016

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(1) What is the most recently defined timeframe for status epilepticus and the rationale behind this choice? For which purpose is the older timeframe more useful?

 

(2) How does the prognosis of status epilepticus in patients with previous seizures compare to status epilepticus presenting as the first seizure?

 

(3) What are the relevant prognostic factors for outcome following non-convulsive status epilepticus?

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Answers

(1) The operational definition of five minutes is meant to indicate the point of time when emergency treatment (usually a benzodiazepine) should be initiated in order to terminate the seizure. The timeframe of 30 minutes is more relevant when studying factors related to outcome.


(2) Patients with previous seizures have a better outcome after status epilepticus than patients suffering a de novo status epilepticus.


(3) Enduring status epilepticus, older age, refractoriness, and de novo presentation were all associated with poor outcome following non-convulsive status epilepticus.

 

 

 

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