Table 1 Causes of convulsive status epilepticus
From: Prediction of functional outcome in patients with convulsive status epilepticus: the END-IT score
Etiology | Total No. (%) | mRS (0–2) No. (%) | mRS (3–6) No. (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Broad categories | |||
 Acute symptomatic | 81 (61.4) | 36 (51.4) | 45 (72.6) |
 Remote symptomatic | 26 (19.7) | 15 (21.4) | 11 (17.7) |
 Progressive symptomatic | 5 (3.8) | 4 (5.7) | 1 (1.6) |
 Unknown | 20 (15.2) | 15 (21.4) | 5 (8.1) |
Individual categories | |||
 Encephalitis | 47 (35.6) | 15 (21.4) | 32 (51.6) |
 Viral | 37 (28.0) | 13 (18.6) | 24 (38.7) |
 Tuberculous | 4 (3.0) | 2 (2.9) | 2 (3.2) |
 Autoimmune | 4 (3.0) | 0 | 4 (6.5) |
 Bacterial | 1 (0.8) | 0 | 1 (1.6) |
 Cryptococcal | 1 (0.8) | 0 | 1 (1.6) |
 AED low levels/withdrawal | 18 (13.6) | 6 (8.6) | 12 (19.4) |
 Acute cerebrovascular diseases | 15 (11.4) | 7 (10.0) | 8 (12.9) |
 Metabolism/alcoholism | 11 (8.3) | 10 (14.3) | 1 (1.6) |
 Acute trauma | 2 (1.5) | 2 (2.9) | 0 |
 Remote trauma | 12 (9.1) | 9 (12.9) | 3 (4.8) |
 Tumor | 3 (2.3) | 2 (2.9) | 1 (1.6) |
 Systematic infection | 2 (1.5) | 2 (2.9) | 0 |
 Mitochondrial encephalopathy | 1 (0.8) | 1 (1.4) | 0 |
 Cerebral lupus | 1 (0.8) | 1 (1.4) | 0 |
 Cryptogenic | 12 (9.1) | 10 (14.3) | 2 (3.2) |
 Two or more causes | 8 (6.1) | 5 (7.1) | 3 (4.8) |