Prevalence Causes Clinical features Investigations Therapy Prognosis

Clinical features Think about status in patients in a coma. Signs can be subtle. Look for twitching of extremities, mouth and eyes, but these may be absent.  Why? Patients in a coma who have rhythmic clonic movements are at increased risk of having status epilepticus. a Patients in a coma may display no clinical signs of status epilepticus, but still have it. a A fifth of patients with status epilepticus may not be convulsing. c

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