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Symptoms & Signs

• Generalized SE
  • Overt convulsions
  • After 30–45 minutes of uninterrupted seizures, signs may become increasingly subtle.
    • Mild clonic movements of only the fingers
    • Fine, rapid movements of the eyes
    • Paroxysmal episodes of tachycardia, hypertension, and pupillary dilation
  • Patients who remain unresponsive following termination of overt convulsions may remain in nonconvulsive SE, a condition often detectable only by electroencephalogram (EEG).

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