Dileep Kumar, Awais Bashir Larik, Amir Shahzad.
Convulsive status epilepticus; to determine the in hospital mortality.
Professional Med J Jan ;23(06):660-4.

Objectives: To determine the in hospital mortality of convulsive status epilepticus in a tertiary care facility. Study Design: Cross sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Neurology ward, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi, Medicine Department of Peoples University Of Medical And Health Sciences Nawabshah from July 2015- Dec 2015. Material and Methods: All patients of either gender with age >15 years with status epilepticus, were included in the study. A detailed clinical history and relevant neurological examination was performed. All the patients who fulfill the inclusion criteria were enrolled in the study after informed written consent and explanation of the study protocol. All the information including in hospital mortality was entered on annexed proforma. All the patients were observed three to five days. Results: A total of 108 patients were included in this study fulfilling the inclusion criteria. The overall mean age of these patients was 31.3 ± 13.5 years. The age range of these patients was 16 to 76 years. History of epilepsy was found in 106 (93.5%) of the patients, 88 (81.5%) of the patients had status epilepticus in past, 56 (51.9%) of the patients had drug withdrawal, 20 (18.5%) of the patients had febrile illness and 2 (1.9%) of the patients had in hospital mortality. There was no statistical significance proportion difference was observed when compared gender, history of epilepsy and status of epilepticus in past by in hospital mortality (p-values >0.05). Statistical significance proportion difference (p-value <0.05) was found in age and in hospital mortality. Conclusion: We recommend further studies to reach the firm conclusion.

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