Status epilepticus

Long-lasting seizures (30 minutes or longer) are a danger to health and can increase the risk of death; the prompt recognition and treatment of status epilepticus is crucial for a patient’s health.²

References:

1.NHS website. Epilepsy. Available at: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/epilepsy/. Accessed August 2025.

2.Epilepsy Foundation website. Status Epilepticus. Available at: https://www.epilepsy.com/complications-risks/emergencies/status-epilepticus. Accessed August 2025.

3.Trinka E, Cock H, Hesdorffer D, et al. A definition and classification of status epilepticus – Report of the ILAE Task Force on Classification of Status Epilepticus. Epilepsia 2015; 56 (10): 1515–1523.

4.Wylie T, Sandhu DS, Murr NI. Status epilepticus. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Available at: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK430686/. Accessed August 2025.

5.González MI, Brooks-Kayal A. Altered GABAA receptor expression during epileptogenesis. Neurosci Lett 2011; 497 (3): 218–222.