classification of status epilepticus
Last reviewed 01/2018
Classification of status epilepticus (SE)
SE can be divided according to semiology, duration and underlying aetiology (1).
The most commonly used is the semiologic classification
- convulsive status epilepticus (CSE)
- generalized convulsive SE (GCSE) - the most common type of SE
- nonconvulsive status epilepticus (NCSE)
- absence SE
- simple partial SE (SPSE)
- complex partial SE (CPSE)
- subtle SE (2)
- refractory SE (RSE) (1,2,3)
Note:
- it is important to remember that GCSE and NCSE may be part of a continuum since there is a possibility that persistent or partially treated GCSE may evolve in to NCSE (4)
Reference:
- (1) Manno EM. Status epilepticus. Current treatment stratergies. The Neurohospitalist 2011;1(1):23-31
- (2) Holtkamp M, Meierkord H. Nonconvulsive status epilepticus: a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge in the intensive care setting. Ther Adv Neurol Disord. 2011;4(3):169-81.
- (3) Brophy GM et al. Guidelines for the evaluation and management of status epilepticus. Neurocrit Care. 2012;17(1):3-23.
- (4) Rabinstein AA. Management of status epilepticus in adults. Neurol Clin. 2010;28(4):853-62
Convulsive status epilepticus (CSE)