Status epilepticus in the elderly —A retrospective study on 120 patients

Status epilepticus (SE) can be regarded as the most severe form of seizure and is often the expression of an acute and life-threatening brain disorder with mortality rates up to 22% (De Lorenzo et al., 1996; Logroscino et al., 2005, 1997; Shorvon, 1994a). SE shows a bimodal distribution with the highest icidence in children  

Source: Epilepsy Research - August 22, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Alexandra Rohracher, Doris P. Reiter, Francesco Brigo, Gudrun Kalss, Aljoscha Thomschewski, Helmut Novak, Alexander Zerbs, Judith Dobesberger, Aynur Akhundova, Julia H öfler, Giorgi Kuchukhidze, Markus Leitinger, Eugen Trinka Source Type: research