Table 1.
Patients (n = 46) | |
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Onset age (years) | 45 (28–60) |
Female | 25 (54.3) |
Onset symptom | |
Fever | 24 (52.2) |
Decreased consciousness | 17 (37.0) |
Seizure | 10 (21.7) |
Upper respiratory tract infection | 8 (17.4) |
Headache | 6 (13.0) |
Psychosis | 6 (13.0) |
Fatigue | 3 (6.5) |
Cognitive decline | 1 (2.2) |
Latency of seizure after onset symptoms (days) | 3 (0–7) |
STESS ≥3 at admission | 18 (39.1) |
END-IT score ≥3 at admission | 43 (93.5) |
SE with prominent motor symptoms | 37 (80.4) |
Generalized convulsive SE | 25 (54.3) |
Epilepsia partialis continua | 6 (13.0) |
Focal onset evolving into bilateral convulsive SE | 4 (8.7) |
Myoclonic SE with coma | 1 (2.2) |
Hyperkinetic SE | 1 (2.2) |
Non-convulsive SE | 9 (19.6) |
Non-convulsive SE with coma | 6 (13.0) |
Myoclonic absence status | 1 (2.2) |
Non-convulsive SE without impairment of consciousness | 1 (2.2) |
Aphasic status | 1 (2.2) |
Number of AEDs used | 3 (2-3) |
Refractory SE | 36 (78.3) |
Super refractory SE | 19 (41.3) |
Required general anesthesia for SE control | 21 (45.7) |
Death during admission | 13 (28.3) |
Days of admission | 39 (26-79) |
Days in ICU | 33.5 (11-60) |
More than two AEDs at discharge | 17 (36.9) |
Good outcome at discharge (mRS<3) | 17 (36.9) |
Good outcome at last follow up (mRS<3) | 16 (34.8) |
Continuous variables were presented as median (interquartile range)
Categorical variables were presented as n (%).
AED, antiepileptic drug; ICU, intensive care unit; mRS, modified Rankin Scale; SE, status epilepticus; STESS, status epilepticus severity score.