Untangling operational failures of the Status Epilepticus Severity Score (STESS).
Raoul SutterSaskia SemmlackPetra OpićRainer SpiegelGian Marco De MarchisSabina HunzikerPeter W KaplanStephan J RüeggStephan C MarschPublished in: Neurology (2019)
The STESS frequently and inadequately predicts death especially in patients with SE other than nonconvulsive with coma and few comorbidities. Clinicians are urged to interpret a STESS ≥3 with caution in such patients.