TABLE 2.
Adult global literature of reported status epilepticus (SE) incidence and proportions of adult SE patients with a known history of epilepsy
| References | Locale/region, country | Years | SE definition | Ages | Study design | SE incidence (/100 000 person‐years) | % SE with prior epilepsy diagnosis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hesdorrfer et al. | Minnesota, USA | 1965‐1984 | 30 min a | All | Retrospective | 18.3 d | 46 |
| DeLorenzo et al. | Richmond/Virginia, USA | 1989‐1991 | 30 min a | All | Prospective | 41 | 42 |
| Garzon et al. | São Paolo, Brazil | 1989‐1993 | ILAE 1981, 30 min a | ≥3 mo | Retrospective | n/a | 59.4 |
| Wu et al. | California, USA | 1991‐1998 | Generalized SE | All | Retrospective | 6.2 | n/a |
| Li et al. | Sichuan, China | 1996‐2007 | 30 min a | ≥15 y | Prospective | n/a | 28.1 b |
| Coeytaux et al. | French‐speaking Switzerland | 1997‐1998 | 30 min a , non‐anoxic | All | Prospective | 10.3 d | 42.4 |
| Jallon et al. | Geneva, Switzerland | 1997‐1998 | 30 min a , non‐anoxic | All | Prospective | 15.5 | 32.8 |
| Knake et al. | Marburg, Germany | 1997‐1999 | 30 min a | ≥18 y | Prospective | 17.1 d , c | 50 |
| Vignatelli et al. (2003) | Bologna/Emilia‐Romagna, Italy | 1999‐2000 | 30 min a | ≥20 y | Prospective | 10.7 d | 39 |
| Vignatelli et al. (2005) | Lugo di Romagna/Ravenna/Emilia‐Romagna, Italy | 1999‐2001 | 30 min a | ≥20 y | Prospective | 11.6 e | 40.7 |
| Bhalla et al. | Réunion, France | 2004‐2005 | 30 min a | All | Prospective | 8.52 | excluded |
| Rodin et al. | Funen, Denmark | 2008‐2013 | 5 min, first‐time, non‐anoxic | ≥18 y | Prospective | 10.7 | 43.9 |
| Kantanen et al. | Kuopio, Finland | 2010‐2012 | ILAE 2015 | ≥16 y | Prospective | 81 c | 32 |
| Leitinger et al. | Salzburg, Austria | 2011‐2015 | ILAE 2015, non‐anoxic | ≥18 y | Retrospective | 36.1 d | 40.7 |
| Bergin et al. |
Auckland, New Zealand |
2015‐2016 | ILAE 2015, except convulsive episodes ≥10 min | All | Prospective | 29.25 c , d | 61 |
| Nazerian et al. | Florence, Italy | 2016 | ILAE 2015 | ≥18 y | Retrospective | 16 c | 57.6 |
| Vijiala and Alvarez | French‐speaking Valais, Switzerland | 2015‐2019 | ILAE 2015 | ≥17 y | Prospective | 8.6 | 24.3 |
| Ng and Pavlova | Kivalliq/Nunavut, Canada | 2009‐2020 |
ILAE 2015 and EEG; [operational] |
≥16 y | Retrospective |
77.7 c [99.9 c ] |
16.2 |
Abbreviation: ILAE, International League Against Epilepsy.
a
Any seizure lasting for 30 min or longer, or intermittent seizures lasting for greater than 30 min from which the patient did not regain consciousness.
b
Of the patients who died (n = 32).
c
Incidence of SE episodes.
d
Age‐adjusted incidence.
e
Age‐ and sex‐adjusted incidence.