Table 2.
Details of 11 patients admitted to a Japanese intensive care unit with non‐convulsive status epilepticus
| Case | Age, years | Gender | APACHE II score | Admission diagnosis | Clinical features | cEEG findings | AEDs | mRS at discharge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 81 | Male | 37 | PCAS | Altered mental status with myoclonus of the facial muscle | GPEDs, spike and wave | fPHT, LEV, propofol, diazepam | 6 |
| 2 | 38 | Male | 22 | GCSE | Altered mental status following generalized convulsive seizures and myoclonus of the facial muscle | Rhythmic delta activity | fPHT, LEV, propofol, midazolam, diazepam, thiopental | 1 |
| 3 | 76 | Female | 18 | Cerebral infarction | Altered mental status with the episodes of normal mentation | Spike and wave | fPHT, LEV, diazepam | 4 |
| 4 | 66 | Male | 24 | Post‐operative meningioma | Altered mental status following ;generalized convulsive seizures along with nystagmoid eye movement | LPDs | fPHT, LEV, diazepam | 2 |
| 5 | 71 | Male | 18 | Aspiration pneumonia | Altered mental status | Spike and wave | fPHT, PHT, LEV | 4 |
| 6 | 1 | Male | 43 | PCAS | Altered mental status | Rhythmic delta activity | VPA, midazolam | 4 |
| 7 | 79 | Male | 16 | Epilepsy | Altered mental status, aphasia | Spike and wave | LEV, CBZ, diazepam | 1 |
| 8 | 87 | Female | 34 | Pneumonia | Altered mental status, aphasia | Spike and wave, rhythmic delta activity | LEV, diazepam | 4 |
| 9 | 65 | Female | 19 | Epilepsy | Altered mental status following generalized convulsive seizures | Spike and wave, rhythmic delta activity | LEV, diazepam, propofol | 1 |
| 10 | 47 | Female | 22 | Refeeding syndrome | Altered mental status with myoclonus of the facial muscle along with nystagmoid eye movement | Spike and wave | LEV, diazepam | 4 |
| 11 | 75 | Male | 32 | Cerebral hemorrhage | Altered mental status following generalized convulsive seizures along with nystagmoid eye movement | Rhythmic delta activity | fPHT, LEV, propofol | 5 |
AED, antiepileptic drug; APACHE II, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation; cEEG, continuous electroencephalogram; CBZ, carbamazepin; fPHT, fosphenytoin; GCSE, generalized convulsive status epilepticus; GPED, generalized periodic epileptiform discharge; LEV, levetiracetam; LPD, lateralized periodic discharge; mRS, modified Rankin Scale; PCAS, post‐cardiac arrest syndrome; VPA, valproic acid.