Simple partial status epilepticus in Chinese adults.
Simple partial status epilepticus (SPSE) is uncommon compared with generalized tonic-clonic status epilepticus. We evaluated the clinical profile and predictors of poor outcome in a group of Chinese patients with this condition. We identified 32 patients above the age of 14 years with SPSE from a large urban hospital over an eleven-year period. Factors for poor outcome, defined as death or morbidity, were analyzed. The most common underlying causes were due to cerebrovascular disease (46.9%), CNS infection (15.6%), metabolic derangement (12.5%) and tumor (12.5%). At 30 days from the onset of seizures, 13(40.5%) patients had recovered fully and seven (21.9%) had died. Poor outcome was associated with the presence of an acute symptomatic injury.
Hui
Andrew C F
AC
Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China. cfhui@cuhk.edu.hk
Tong
P Y
PY
Wong
A
A
Leung
T W H
TW
Kwan
Patrick
P
Wong
Lawrence K S
LK
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002681:China; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D020127:Recovery of Function; D013226:Status Epilepticus / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome