Diseases [C] » Nervous System Diseases [C10] » Neurologic Manifestations » Seizures » Status Epilepticus
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A prolonged seizure or seizures repeated frequently enough to prevent recovery between episodes occurring over a period of 20-30 minutes. The most common subtype is generalized tonic-clonic status epilepticus, a potentially fatal condition associated with neuronal injury and respiratory and metabolic dysfunction. Nonconvulsive forms include petit mal status and complex partial status, which may manifest as behavioral disturbances. Simple partial status epilepticus consists of persistent motor, sensory, or autonomic seizures that do not impair cognition (see also EPILEPSIA PARTIALIS CONTINUA). Subclinical status epilepticus generally refers to seizures occurring in an unresponsive or comatose individual in the absence of overt signs of seizure activity. (From N Engl J Med 1998 Apr 2;338(14):970-6; Neurologia 1997 Dec;12 Suppl 6:25-30) MeSH
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Epilepsia Partialis Continua
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Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Badalona Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol
Bambino Gesù Hospital and Research Institute
Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome
Children's National Medical Center
Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Girona Dr. Josep Trueta
Medical University of South Carolina
Mid-Atlantic Epilepsy and Sleep Center
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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