status epilepticus
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status epilepticus (uncountable)
- (pathology) A serious and potentially life-threatening condition in which an epileptic seizure becomes prolonged or multiple seizures occur successively without regaining of functions interictally.
- 2020, Dr Amir Khan, The Doctor Will See You Now, Ebury Press (2021), page 127:
- She was entering the realms of prolonged seizure activity or status epilepticus, which is a medical emergency that carries a 20 per cent risk of death.
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condition
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Etymology edit
From New Latin status epilepticus.
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status epilepticus