STATUS EPILEPTICUS

Authors
CHANG CWJ BLECK TP
Citation
Cwj. Chang et Tp. Bleck, STATUS EPILEPTICUS, Neurologic clinics, 13(3), 1995, pp. 529-548
Citations number
62
Categorie Soggetti
Neurosciences
Journal title
Neurologic clinics → ACNP
ISSN journal
07338619
Volume
13
Issue
3
Year of publication
1995
Pages
529 - 548
Database
ISI
SICI code
0733-8619(1995)13:3<529:SE>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
Status epilepticus is defined as a condition characterized by epilepti c seizure prolonged or repeated so as to produce a lasting epileptic s tate. It is estimated that status epilepticus occurs in 50,000 to 60,0 00 individuals in the United States, with one third to one half of epi sodes occuring in patients with established epilepsy.