status epilepticus

/ ˌɛpɪˈlɛptɪkəs /

noun

1. a condition in which repeated epileptic seizures occur without the patient gaining consciousness between them. If untreated for a prolonged period it can lead to long-term disability or death

Example Sentences

The term status epilepticus is applied to this condition, which is sometimes followed with fatal results.

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Status Epilepticus, in which a series of grand mal attacks follow one another with no conscious interval.

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Nearly all victims of severe, confirmed epilepsy (25 per cent of all epileptics) die in status epilepticus.

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