Status epilepticus in Auckland, New Zealand: Incidence, etiology, and outcomes
Objective To determine the incidence, etiology, and outcome of status epilepticus (SE) in Auckland, New Zealand, using the latest International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) SE semiological classification. Methods We prospectively identified patients presenting to the public or major private hospit...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Epilepsia (Copenhagen) 2019-08, Vol.60 (8), p.1552-1564 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Objective
To determine the incidence, etiology, and outcome of status epilepticus (SE) in Auckland, New Zealand, using the latest International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) SE semiological classification.
Methods
We prospectively identified patients presenting to the public or major private hospitals in Auckland (population = 1.61 million) between April 6, 2015 and April 5, 2016 with a seizure lasting 10 minutes or longer, with retrospective review to confirm completeness of data capture. Information was recorded in the EpiNet database.
Results
A total of 477 episodes of SE occurred in 367 patients. Fifty‐one percent of patients were aged |
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ISSN: | 0013-9580 1528-1167 1528-1167 |
DOI: | 10.1111/epi.16277 |