Seminars in epileptology: How to diagnose status epilepticus in adults and children.

ABSTRACT: Status epilepticus (SE) can be regarded as the most severe expression of seizure activity characterized by a low probability of spontaneous cessation and mechanisms leading to metabolic and inflammatory derangements with increased risk of brain damage, alterations of neural networks, and potentially life-threatening systemic complications. Time-based criteria are fundamental in diagnosing SE as response to treatment and outcomes worsen with increasing duration in terms of neurological impairment and mortality. Classification of status epilepticus includes four axes: semiology, EEG correlates, etiology, and age. Semiology, especially when evolving from SE with prominent motor phenomena (SE-PM) to nonconvulsive status epilepticus (NCSE) with impaired consciousness, is associated with drug re

SUBMITTER: Leitinger M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12398203 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature