Most seizures last less than 5 minutes. But sometimes they don’t stop there – or they come one after the other, giving the person suffering from them no chance to recover. “Status epilepticus” ...

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 ...

This page lists all known medications that could potentially lead to 'Status epilepticus' as a side effect. It's important to note that mild side effects are quite common with medications. The ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

MYOGLOBINURIA following convulsive seizures is a rare occurrence. 1–4 This report describes a patient in whom myoglobinuria developed after unilateral status epilepticus. Although rhabdomyolysis was ...

At the Neurocritical Care Society's (NCS) 22nd Annual Meeting this week, a University of Cincinnati researcher presented Phase 3 clinical trial results finding a new drug is a safe and effective ...

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 ...