Factors predictive of outcome in patients with de novo status epilepticus
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- 1 January 2009
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in QJM: An International Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 102 (1), 57-62
- https://doi.org/10.1093/qjmed/hcn149
Abstract
Background: About 50% of status epilepticus (SE) patients have no previous history of epilepsy, but often have worse outcome. The aim of this study was to evaluate potential risk factors that are predictive of poor outcome in non-selected de novo status epilepticus patients.Keywords
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