Pediatrics, Status Epilepticus: eMedicine Emergency Medicine

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Pediatrics, Status Epilepticus: eMedicine Emergency Medicine

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Overview: Status epilepticus is defined as recurrent or continuous seizure activity lasting longer than 30 minutes in which the patient does not regain baseline mental status.1 Pathophysiology Seizures result from rapid abnormal electrical discharges from cerebral ...

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In children with epilepsy, 20% have had status epilepticus within 5 years of diagnosis. Read about treatment here: http://bit.ly/cCbsSx

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emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: The term status epilepticus may be used to describe any continuing type of seizure. This discussion focuses on generalized convulsive status epilepticus (GCSE). Generalized refers to abnormal excessive cortical electrical activity, while convulsive refers to the ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Status epilepticus (SE) is defined as seizure activity that lasts more than 30 minutes, constituting a neurological emergency. Seizure activity may be continuous or intermittent without the patient recovering consciousness. Most of the literature deals with ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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