Abstract
ABSTRACT‐ We have studied status epilepticus among 342 patients who had their first seizures after the age of 60 years. One hundred and two patients (30%) had status epilepticus. Cerebrovascular disease (35%) was the leading cause of status, followed by head trauma (21%), multifactorial etiology (11%), metabolic disorders (10%), brain tumors (8%) and CNS infection (2%). The etiology of status remained undetermined in 13 patients (13%). The majority (80%) had partial status or generalized status with focal onset. Overall mortality was 35%.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 51-56 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Acta Neurologica Scandinavica |
| Volume | 80 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 07 1989 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- late‐onset seizure
- seizure etiology
- seizure outcome
- seizure type
- status epilepticus