Status Epilepticus: Epidemiology and Public Health Needs

Status epilepticus (SE) is defined as a continuous clinical and/or electrographic seizure activity lasting five minutes or more or recurrent seizure activity without return to baseline. There is a paucity of epidemiological studies of SE, as most research is derived from small population studies. The overall incidence of SE is 9.9 to 41 per 100,000/year, with peaks in children and the elderly and with febrile seizures and strokes as its main etiologies. The etiology is the major determinant of mortality. Governments and the academic community should predominantly focus on the primary prevention of etiologies linked to SE, as these are the most important risk factors for its development. This review describes the incidence, prevalence, etiology, risk factors, outcomes and costs of SE and aims to identify future research and public health needs..

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2016

Erschienen:

2016

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:5

Enthalten in:

Journal of Clinical Medicine - 5(2016), 8, p 71

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Sebastián Sánchez [VerfasserIn]
Fred Rincon [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Costs
Epidemiology
Epilepsy
Etiology
Incidence
Medicine
Mortality
Population
Prevalence
Prognosis
Public health
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doi:

10.3390/jcm5080071

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

DOAJ007325010