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- Dictionarystatus epilepticus/ˌsteɪtəs ˌɛpɪˈlɛptɪkəs/
noun
- 1. a dangerous condition in which epileptic fits follow one another without recovery of consciousness between them.
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- Status epilepticus
Human disease
Status epilepticus (SE), or status seizure, is a medical condition consisting of a single seizure lasting more than 5 minutes, or 2 or more seizures within a 5-minute period without the person returning to normal between them. Previous definitions used a 30-minute time limit. The seizures can be of the tonic–clonic type, with a regular pattern of contraction and extension of the arms and legs, or ... Wikipedia
