CLINICOETIOLOGICAL PROFILE OF CHILDREN PRESENTING WITH STATUS EPILEPTICUS IN A PAEDIATRIC TERTIARY CARE CENTRE

Status epilepticusisthemost commonmedical neurologic emergency in childhood.Itis a serious and life threateningmedical emergency.Etiology and risk factors ofstatus epilepticus are lessidentified in paediatrics. So, thisstudywas aimed to study clinical profile&risk factor of children presentingwith status epilepticus.Also to assesimmediate outcome&therapeutic response to treatment.This was cross-sectionalstudy carried out amongChildren from1m-14 years of age, who presented to Pediatric Department with Status Epilepticus(SE).About 51% children were aged < 2 years & 59% were male.About 49% were belong to Lower Middle socio-economic class. About 53.75% were of first birth order. About 67.5% were non-consanguineous & 32.5% were observedinConsanguinity.Febrileseizureswerethemostcommondiagnosis35.8%(116),followedbyseizuredisorders30.2%(98).AcuteCNSinfections, encephalopathy and stroke were lessfrequent. The majority, 71.25% (231) required 2-4AEDs, while 22.5% (73) needed more than 4AEDsfor effective treatment. Most cases, 91.5% (296) resulted in discharge, while 8.5% (28 cases) led to death. The study conclude that early onset of status epilepticus in children,particularlythosefromlowersocioeconomicbackgroundsandwithacutesymptomaticcauses,resultsinhigherratesofmorbidityandmortality.