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Common Etiologies of Status Epilepticus in Adults
| Anticonvulsant noncompliance | 29% |
| Alcohol related (predominantly withdrawal) | 26% |
| CNS infection | 8% |
| Refractory epilepsy | 6% |
| Trauma | 6% |
| Tumor related | 6% |
| Acute stroke | 6% |
| Metabolic disorders | 4% |
| Acute hypoxic–ischemic encephalopathy | 4% |
| Miscellaneous and undetermined | 6% |
