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Status epilepticus is a prolonged seizure that can cause brain damage and sometimes death. Head injury, drug overdose or withdrawal, stroke, brain tumour, infection, or seizure disorders are common causes of status epilepticus.
It occurs when:
Current as of: August 25, 2022
Author: Healthwise Staff
Medical Review:Adam Husney MD - Family Medicine & John Pope MD - Pediatrics & Martin J. Gabica MD - Family Medicine & Steven C. Schachter MD - Neurology & E. Gregory Thompson MD - Internal Medicine
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