Postictal Encephalopathy After Status Epilepticus: Outcome and Risk Factors.
Clara Marie BodeSimon Bruun KristensenHanne Tanghus OlsenCamilla Dyremose CornwallLars RobergOlav MonssonThomas KrøigårdPalle ToftChristoph Patrick P BeierPublished in: Neurocritical care (2023)
In this cohort, postictal encephalopathy after SE was common and associated with poor long-term survival. Seizure characteristics were not independently associated with postictal encephalopathy; the underlying etiology, long (high-dose midazolam) sedation, high age, and poor premorbid condition were the major risk factors for its development.