1. STATUS EPILEPTICUS.
- Author
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TATUM IV, WILLIAM O., KAPLAN, PETER W., and JALLON, PIERRE
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EPILEPSY , *DEVELOPMENTAL disabilities , *BRAIN diseases , *SPASMS , *NEUROLOGICAL emergencies , *CAUSES of death - Abstract
An encyclopedia entry for "status epilepticus" (SE) is presented. It refers to a common and life-threatening neurologic emergency that presents prolonged seizures. It notes that the most common type of Se is generalized convulsive SE (GCSE). In the U.S., 42,000 deaths are caused by SE while events total to 195,000.
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- 2009