[Attempt to identify a syndrome threatening status epilepticus in chronic epileptics in an institution].
The analysis of the frequency and the clinical symptoms of closely succeeding seizures in a population of chronic epileptic patients living in institutions reveals two major groups: serial seizures and status epilepticus. The latter occur more frequently in a 'high risk population' and are often heralded by a 'threatening symptom complex.' These notions are debated, and a therapeutic policy is suggested.
D000328:Adult; D004828:Epilepsies, Partial / Q000150:complications; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000628:therapy; D004833:Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe / Q000150:complications; D006760:Hospitalization; D006782:Hospitals, Special; D006801:Humans; D012306:Risk; D013226:Status Epilepticus / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control; D013577:Syndrome
Essai d'identification d'un syndrome de menace des états de mal épileptiques chez les épileptiques chroniques en institution.