Table 2.

Classification of SE based on different parameters.

Sr. no.	Classification basis	Type	Reference
(1)	Origin of epileptic discharge	(1) Focal	[16]
		(2) Generalized
		(3) Indeterminate or unclassifiable
(2)	Etiology	(1) Acute symptomatic	[16, 17]
		(2) Remote symptomatic
		(3) Remote symptomatic with an acute precipitant
		(4) Progressive encephalopathy
		(5) Febrile
		(6) Idiopathic/cryptogenic
(3)	Clinical	(1) Generalized convulsive SE (GCSE)	[1]
		(2) Secondary generalized SE
		(3) Nonconvulsive SE
		(4) Partial SE
		(5) Neonatal SE
		(6) Unclassified
(4)	EEG correlates	(1) Location	[14]
		(2) Name of pattern
		(3) Morphology
		(4) Time
		(5) Modulation
(5)	Age	(1) Neonatal	[14]
		(2) Infancy
		(3) Childhood
		(4) Adolescence or adulthood
		(5) Elderly
(6)	Underlying cause	(1) Primary central nervous system disorders	[1]
		(2) Metabolic disorders
		(3) Systemic disorders
		(4) Noncompliance with drugs