Disability and Mortality in Convulsive Status Epilepticus in Children at 3 Months' Follow-Up: A Prospective Study from India.

ABSTRACT: Background  Convulsive status epilepticus (CSE) is a common neurological emergency with high mortality, morbidity, and poor quality of life. There is a paucity of follow-up studies from developing nations in pediatric age group. Objectives  This article looks for clinico-etiological profile of CSE and estimates the immediate and short-term mortality in children with CSE and its predictive factors. Methodology  This prospective longitudinal study was done at a tertiary care institute of Northern India. The patients between the ages of 1 and 16 years with CSE were enrolled after informed consent, they were observed in the hospital, and survived patients were followed till 3 months after discharge. Results  A total of 200 patients (58% males) were enrolled. Acute s

SUBMITTER: Pathania V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9187372 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature