Table 1 Patient population
Characteristics | Total cohort | Non-survivors | Survivors | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 125 (%) | n = 58 (42 %) | n = 67 (58 %) | ||
Gender, n (%) | ||||
Male | 64 (51) | 36 (62) | 28 (42) | 0.02* |
Female | 61 (49) | 22 (38) | 29 (58) | |
Age, year (mean ± SD) | 62.9 ± 17.5 | 69.8 ± 15.7 | 56.9 ± 16.8 | <0.01§ |
SE aetiology grouped according to the international League Against Epilepsy, n (%) | ||||
Acute symptomatic seizures | 48 (38) | 27 (46) | 21 (31) | 0.16* |
Remote symptomatic unprovoked seizures | 26 (21) | 9 (16) | 16 (24) | |
Symptomatic seizures due to progressive CNS disorders | 4 (3) | 3 (5) | 1 (2) | |
Unprovoked seizures of unknown aetiology | 47 (38) | 19 (33) | 29 (43) | |
Refractory SE | 49 (39) | 29 (50) | 20 (30) | 0.02* |
Seizure termination, n (%) | 118 (94) | 51 (88) | 67 (100) | 0.003# |
Narcosis | 27 (22) | 15 (26) | 12 (18) | 0.28* |
STESS at onset of SE, n (%) | ||||
Level of consciousness | ||||
Awake/somnolent | 67 (54) | 22 (38) | 45 (67) | 0.01* |
Stuporous/comatose | 58 (46) | 36 (62) | 22 (33) | |
Worst seizure type | ||||
Simple or complex/absence | 69 (55) | 14 (24) | 23 (34) | 0.02* |
Generalized convulsive | 37 (30) | 28 (48) | 41 (61) | |
NCSE in coma | 19 (15) | 16 (28) | 3 (4) | |
Age ≥ 65 years | 60 (48) | 37 (63) | 23 (34) | 0.001* |
History of seizures | 75 (60) | 27 (46) | 23 (34) | 0.16* |
STESS ≥ 3 | 64 (51) | 46 (79) | 18 (27) | <0.001 |
STESS ≥ 4 | 82 (66) | 55 (95) | 27 (40) | <0.001 |