Refractory Status Epilepticus: Experience in a Neurological Intensive Care Unit

Table 4

Patient’s characteristics according to treatment type.

Characteristics	General anesthesia	AEDs only	𝑃 value
	𝑛=63	𝑛=17
Age	43 (19.5)	52 (18.9)	0.1
GCS at NeuroICU admission	9 (7–13)	13 (10–14)	0.003
APACHE II Score	16 (11–21)	8 (4–13)	0.001
STESS 3–6	49 (77.8)	7 (41.2)	0.003
RSE treatment days	5 (5–8)	4 (3–5)	0.001
Average AED used	3.2 (0.8)	2.5 (0.7)	0.003

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; RSE: refractory status epilepticus; AED: antiepileptic drugs.