Refractory Status Epilepticus: Experience in a Neurological Intensive Care Unit
Table 5
Univariate analysis of factors associated with unfavorable short-term functional outcome.
Factor
OR
95% CI
value
Age >60 years
6
1.6–22.46
0.04
APACHE II Score ≥15
2.81
1.10–7.19
0.028
Etiology: stroke
3.4
1.18–9.77
0.019
Etiology: CNS infection
2.27
0.44–11.77
0.26
Etiology: anoxia/hypoxia
1.55
0.28–8.56
0.47
Etiology: brain tumor
0.37
0.05–2.38
0.27
Etiology: traumatic brain injury
1.9
0.36–10.13
0.36
Systemic abnormalities
1.85
0.18–18.64
0.51
Underlying epileptic disease
0.13
0.03–0.45
0.001
Acute neurological lesion
4.69
1.6–13.78
0.003
Coma
6.9
2.5–19.07
<0.0001
Previous treatment time >10 hours
0.63
0.19–2.01
0.43
Uncontrolled RSE
15.8
1.49–280.5
0.03
OR: Odds ratio; CI: confidence interval; APACHE II: The Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation Score; CNS: central nervous system; RSE: refractory status epilepticus.