Refractory Status Epilepticus: Experience in a Neurological Intensive Care Unit
Table 1
Demographic characteristics of patients.
Demographic characteristics
Age (years)
45 (19.5)
Sex (male)
41 (51.3)
GCS on admission to the NeuroICU
10 (8–14)
APACHE II Score
15 (9–20)
STESS
4 (2–4)
Days since seizure started
3 (1.5–7)
Etiology of RSE
Acute neurological lesion
60 (75.1)
Stroke
29 (48.3)
Hemorrhagic
17 (58.6)
Ischemic
12 (41.4)
CNS infection
9 (15)
TBI
8 (13.4)
Anoxic encephalopathy
7 (11.7)
CNS tumors
5 (8.3)
Other (intracranial hypertension syndrome, neuroleptic malignant syndrome)
2 (3.3)
Preexisting epilepsy flare
16 (20)
Systemic acute lesion
4 (4.9)
Data are number (%), mean (SD), or median (IQR). GCS: Glasgow Coma Scale; NeuroICU: neurological intensive care unit; APACHE II: The Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation Score; STESS: Status Epilepticus Severity Score; RSE: refractory status epilepticus; CNS: central nervous system; TBI: traumatic brain injury.
