Risk of Status Epilepticus in Epilepsy

Abstract

The occurrence of status epilepticus (SE) after the initial diagnosis of epilepsy was determined in a prospective community-based cohort study of 613 children at Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY; Yale Medical School, New Haven, CT; and BIOS/NIU, DeKalb, IL.

Keywords

• encephalopathic disorder
• status epilepticus
• initial diagnosis