Long-term risk of chronic epilepsy in adults after post-anoxic coma and refractory status epilepticus: a retrospective cohort study

J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2021 Jul;92(7):793-794. doi: 10.1136/jnnp-2020-324767. Epub 2020 Dec 24.

Authors

Lorenzo Tinti^{1

2}, Simone Beretta^{3

2}, Anna Coppo^{2

4}, Elisa Bianchi⁵, Clara Zanchi^{3

2}, Davide Carone^{3

2}, Andrea Stabile^{3

2}, Giada Padovano^{3

2}, Endrit Sulmina^{2

4}, Gianluca Greco^{2

4}, Susanna Diamanti^{3

2}, Jacopo Cosimo DiFrancesco^{3

2}, Graziella Bogliun^{3

2}, Giuseppe Foti^{2

4}, Carlo Ferrarese^{3

2}, Ettore Beghi⁵, Leonello Avalli^{2

4}

Affiliations

¹ Epilepsy Center, Department of Neurology, San Gerardo Hospital, Monza, Italy [email protected].
² University of Milan-Bicocca, Milano, Italy.
³ Epilepsy Center, Department of Neurology, San Gerardo Hospital, Monza, Italy.
⁴ Department of Intensive Care, San Gerardo Hospital, Monza, Italy.
⁵ Neurological Disorders, Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research, Milano, Italy.

PMID: 33361409
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp-2020-324767

No abstract available

Keywords: EEG; anticonvulsants; coma; epilepsy; intensive care.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Coma / complications*
Electroencephalography
Epilepsy / epidemiology*
Epilepsy / etiology*
Female
Humans
Hypoxia / complications*
Incidence
Male
Middle Aged
Prognosis
Retrospective Studies
Risk
Status Epilepticus / complications*