Seizures can be divided into three major groups: focal, generalised and unknown. Among all form of seizures, status epilepticus (SE) is a serious neurological condition affecting 50 million people ...

Nonconvulsive status epilepticus (NCSE) encompasses a wide range of diagnoses with variable outcomes and treatment recommendations. In children, NCSE can be observed in various conditions, including ...

A new study has uncovered important trends for mortality and hospitalizations related to status epilepticus. Researchers are reporting that hospitalizations for status epilepticus have risen ...

Provide resuscitation and immediate emergency treatment for children, young people and adults who have convulsive status epilepticus (seizures lasting 5 minutes or more). If the person with convulsive ...

A surprisingly high rate of nonconvulsive seizures and status epilepticus is found during continuous EEG monitoring in critically ill patients. A recent analysis of data regarding hospitalization and ...

It is uncertain whether the administration of benzodiazepines by paramedics is an effective and safe treatment for out-of-hospital status epilepticus. Of the 205 patients enrolled, 66 received ...

The choice of drugs for patients with status epilepticus that is refractory to treatment with benzodiazepines has not been thoroughly studied. In a randomized, blinded, adaptive trial, we compared the ...

Status epilepticus (SE) is an extremely serious and often fatal medical emergency. It may be defined as a continuous seizure which lasts for 30 minutes or more, or as 2 or more seizure episodes ...