This hub covers status epilepticus, a seizure emergency, which is when a seizure doesn’t stop or seizures happen back-to-back without recovery. The 5-minute rule, rescue meds, and what care looks like.
A convulsive seizure approaching 5 minutes is treated seriously because the chance it won’t stop rises.
Time the seizure. If a seizure lasts ~5 minutes, breathing is abnormal, injury occurs, it’s a first seizure, or recovery is not typical, call 911.
Yes. Confusion, staring, or unusual behavior that doesn’t resolve can be nonconvulsive status, especially in hospital settings.
Not always. Some families have plans that include rescue meds and monitoring. But prolonged convulsive seizures generally need urgent care.
This paper was a systematic review, which means the authors searched past studies rather than testing one new AI tool themselves.
Researchers studied the effects of organophosphate (OP) poisoning on people experiencing status epilepticus (SE), a serious condition where seizures last too long or occur in rapid succession.
This study looked at children aged 1 month to 18 years who experienced status epilepticus (SE), a serious condition where seizures last too long or occur back-to-back without recovery in between.
This study looked at children with a specific genetic condition called YWHAG-associated Neurodevelopmental Disorder (YWHAG-NDD), which can cause seizures and developmental delays.
This study looked at patients who started having seizures for the first time during a COVID-19 infection.
This study looked at adults who experienced a first episode of status epilepticus (SE), a serious condition where seizures last too long or happen back-to-back.
Researchers studied how to improve epilepsy care by focusing on how clinical practice guidelines are used and adopted.
Researchers studied surgical treatments for a serious condition called super-refractory status epilepticus (SRSE), which is a prolonged seizure that lasts more than 24 hours and does not respond to standard treatments.
This study looked at how effective and safe continuous midazolam (MDZ) infusion is for treating acute repetitive seizures and status epilepticus in children outside of intensive care settings.