Mortality, morbidity and refractoriness prediction in status epilepticus: Comparison of STESS and EMSE scores

@article{Giovannini2017MortalityMA,
  title={Mortality, morbidity and refractoriness prediction in status epilepticus: Comparison of STESS and EMSE scores},
  author={Giada Giovannini and Giulia Monti and Manuela Tondelli and Andrea Marudi and Franco Valzania and Markus Leitinger and Eugen Trinka and Stefano Meletti},
  journal={Seizure},
  year={2017},
  volume={46},
  pages={31-37}
}

• Giada Giovannini, Giulia Monti, +5 authors Stefano Meletti
• Published in Seizure 2017
• DOI:10.1016/j.seizure.2017.01.004

PURPOSE Status epilepticus (SE) is a neurological emergency, characterized by high short-term morbidity and mortality. We evaluated and compared two scores that have been developed to evaluate status epilepticus prognosis: STESS (Status Epilepticus Severity Score) and EMSE (Epidemiology based Mortality score in Status Epilepticus). METHODS A prospective observational study was performed on consecutive patients with SE admitted between September 2013 and August 2015. Demographics, clinical… CONTINUE READING

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