RT Book, Section A1 Rozenfeld, Ranna A. SR Print(0) ID 1152488268 T1 Status Epilepticus T2 The PICU Handbook YR 2018 FD 2018 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9781259834370 LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1152488268 RD 2024/11/03 AB Status epilepticus (SE) is defined as 5 minutes or more of (1) continuous clinical and/or electrographic seizure activity or (2) recurrent seizure activity without recovery (returning to baseline) between seizures.1May be convulsive (with motor features) or nonconvulsive (electrographic seizures only)SE progresses in phasesEarly SE (5–30 minutes), established SE (>30 minutes), and refractory SERefractory status epilepticusClinical or electrographic seizures that persist after an adequate dose of an initial benzodiazepine and a second appropriate antiseizure medicationAssociated with poor outcome, with mortality up to 30%, related to young age, etiology, and multifocal or generalized EEG abnormalities