Diseases

Status Epilepticus

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)

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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)

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  • Status Epilepticus, Generalized
  • Generalized Status Epilepticus
  • Absence Status
  • Complex Partial Status Epilepticus
  • Generalized Convulsive Status Epilepticus
  • Grand Mal Status Epilepticus
  • Non-Convulsive Status Epilepticus
  • Petit Mal Status
  • Simple Partial Status Epilepticus
  • Status Epilepticus, Complex Partial
  • Status Epilepticus, Electrographic
  • Status Epilepticus, Generalized Convulsive
  • Status Epilepticus, Grand Mal
  • Status Epilepticus, Non-Convulsive
  • Status Epilepticus, Simple Partial
  • Status Epilepticus, Subclinical
  • Electrographic Status Epilepticus
  • Non Convulsive Status Epilepticus
  • Status Epilepticus, Non Convulsive
  • Status, Absence
  • Status, Petit Mal
  • Subclinical Status Epilepticus

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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note entry term PETIT MAL STATUS: do not confuse with PETIT MAL EPILEPSY see EPILEPSY, ABSENCE

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1977

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  • Epilepsy (1966-1976)

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  1. C10w.597.742w.785w
  2. C23.888w.592.742w.785w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Status Epilepticus. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D013226. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D013226
  2. Status Epilepticus. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Status_epilepticus
  3. Status Epilepticus. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q980709