Table 4. Summary of admitted patients who resulted in a poor seizure prognosis.
| Case | Age, sex | Past history | Presenting symptoms | Lactate (mmol/L) | EEG patterns | AED* | Outcome | Periods** |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 96, F | Dementia | Impaired consciousness | 2.59 | LPDs | None | Recovered | 45 days |
| 2 | 69, F | SAH | FBTCS, CPA | 15.81 | Electrocerebral inactivity | None | Dead | 6 days |
| 3 | 78, F | CI, AD | FBTCS | 4.96 | GPDs | None | Coma | 115 days |
| 4 | 65, F | Encephalitis | FBTCS, todd paralysis | 2.42 | Continuously low amplitude | None | Dead | 2 days |
*AEDs administrated before admission to the hospital.
**Days until recovery of consciousness for the recovered cases (case 1) or discharge for the cases of death or coma (cases 2–4).
AD: Alzheimer’s disease, AED: anti-epileptic drug, CI: cerebral infarction, CPA: cardiopulmonary arrest, EEG: electroencephalography, FBTCS: focal to bilateral tonic-clonic seizure, GPDs: generalized periodic discharges, LPDs: lateralized periodic discharges, SAH: subarachnoid hemorrhage.