This, needless to say, is a medical emergency as it carries a significant risk of morbidity and a mortality in the order of 10% (sometimes less, often more): 30-minute definition: 30-day mortality rates for subjects with seizures lasting 10 to 29 minutes is 2.6% (GRMASE study) refractory status epilepticus: 19% mortality rate (in patients who … Continue reading Status Epilepticus – snapshot