status epilepticus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A serious and potentially life-threatening condition in which an epileptic seizure becomes prolonged or multiple seizures occur successively without regaining of functions interictally.

Word forms

status epilepticus

Etymology

From Latin.

Derived words

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