Refractory Status Epilepticus: Experience in a Neurological Intensive Care Unit
Table 2
Patient’s characteristics according to RSE type.
Coma
Subtle
Partial
value
Age
48 (18.8)
33 (17.4)
53 (18.2)
0.004
GCS at NeuroICU admission
9 (7–13)
10 (8–14)
14 (11–14)
0.005
APACHE II Score
17 (12–21)
14 (7–16)
8 (3–9)
<0.0001
STESS
4 (4-4)
2 (2-2)
1 (0–2)
<0.0001
Time until treatment in NeuroICU, days
1 (0.5–7)
2 (1–6)
1 (1–5.5)
0.92
Etiology
Acute neurological lesion
48 (94.1)
5 (25)
7 (77.8)
<0.0001
Acute systemic lesion
3 (5.9)
0
1 (11.1)
0.39
Epilepsy
0
15 (75)
1 (11.1)
<0.0001
Treatment type
Deep sedation
46 (90.2)
17 (85)
0
<0.0001
Only AED
5 (9.8)
3 (15)
9 (100)
<0.0001
Data are number (%), mean (SD), or median (IQR). GCS: Glasgow Coma Scale; APACHE II: The Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation Score; STESS: Status Epilepticus Severity Score; NeuroICU: neurological intensive care unit; AED: antiepileptic drugs.
