CLINICAL PROFILE AND SHORT-TERM OUTCOME OF PEDIATRIC STATUS EPILEPTICUS

Abstract

Background: Status epilepticus is more frequent in children than in adults and occurs in a variety of settings, especially in children with infections, and patients with previously established epilepsy, cerebral malformations, hypoxia, hypoglycaemia and head trauma. The
present study was aimed to study the clinical profile and short-term outcome of pediatric status epilepticus at a tertiary care hospital.