文摘
Morbidity and mortality of SE correlate with duration of status, the rapid identification of the cause of SE, age and comorbidity. Treatment should be started when a seizure is abnormally prolonged (time-point t1). Time point t1 for generalized tonic clonic seizures is at 5 min, and for focal seizures at 10 min. At time-point t2 neuronal damage may begin, and indicates that SE should be controlled latest by that time. A staged protocol with early, established, refractory and super-refractory stages is the hallmark of current SE treatment.