The management of status epilepticus

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1. Definition
2. Causes
3. Physiology
4. Treatment
5. SE in children
6. Summary

본문내용

Definition and Incidence
.STATUS EPILEPTICUS
defined usually as a condition in which epileptic activity persists for 30 minutes or more.
.Incidence of tonic-clonic status
18–28 cases per 100,000 persons per year
.About 5% of all adult patients attending an epilepsy clinic will have at least one episode of status in the course of their epilepsy; in children the proportion is between 10–25%.

Treatment of status epilepticus
1. Protection of cardiorespiratory function
2. Emergency investigations
3. Initial treatment

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