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Table 1 Data on the etiology of status epilepticus in an urban hospital-based practice

From: Clinical review: Status epilepticus

Etiology

Percent of cases

AED non-compliance

26

Alcohol related

24

Drug toxicity

10

CNS infection

8

Cerebral tumor

6

Trauma

5

Refractory epilepsy

5

Stroke

4

Metabolic abnormalities

4

Cardiac arrest

4

Idiopathic

5

  1. AED, anti-epileptic drugs; CNS, central nervous system. Data adapted from Neurology [16].
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