Patient selection: status epilepticus
Outcome: in-hospital death (death at discharge)
Factors associated with outcome:
(1) age >= 65 years of age
(2) consciousnessimpairment (stupor or coma) at first encounter
(3) potentially fatal etiology for the status epilepticus
Potentially fatal causes:
(1) large vessel ischemic stroke, acute (< 7 days)
(2) acute cerebral hemorrhage
(3) acute CNS infection
(4) severe systemic infection
(5) malignant brain tumor
(6) AIDS with CNS complication
(7) chronic renal insufficiency requiring dialysis
(8) systemic vasculitis
(9) metabolic disturbance with coma
(10) acute intoxication with coma
(11) eclampsia
(12) intracranial tumor surgery
