Status Epilepticus

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Complications

  • Cardiorespiratory dysfunction
    • Hypoxia
    • Aspiration pneumonia
    • Arrhythmia
    • High-output cardiac failure
  • Hyperthermia
  • Metabolic derangements
    • Lactic acidosis
    • Hyponatremia
    • Hyperkalemia
    • Hypoglycemia
    • Hypercapnia
  • Acute renal failure due to rhabdomyolysis
  • Profound CNS injury can occur when the patient is paralyzed with neuromuscular blockade but continues to have electrographic seizures.
  • Irreversible neuronal injury
  • Death

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