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This research aims to compare clinical factors between pediatric patients with repeated and single status epilepticus episodes and their time to treatment.

May 26, 2025BMC NeurologyOpen Access

Time to treatment in pediatric patients with repeated episodes of status epilepticus

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JGJennifer V. GettingsBoston Children's Hospital IFIván Sánchez FernándezBoston Children's Hospital AAAnne E. AndersonBaylor College of Medicine

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Retrospective analysis compares time to treatment in pediatric patients with single and repeated status epilepticus episodes, suggesting improvement opportunities.

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This research aims to compare clinical factors between pediatric patients with repeated and single status epilepticus episodes and their time to treatment.
Retrospective analysis of a multicenter, prospective observational cohort from 2011 to 2019.
Included 504 episodes in 420 pediatric patients with status epilepticus.
Identified distinguishing factors and analyzed treatment times for benzodiazepines and non-benzodiazepine anti-seizure medications.
10.3% of patients had repeated episodes of status epilepticus, predicted by prior epilepsy diagnosis.
No significant difference in time to first benzodiazepine treatment: 10 minutes for the first episode vs. 14 minutes for the second (p=0.24).
Time to benzodiazepine was shorter for caregivers' treatment: 5 minutes vs. 55 minutes for others (p<0.001).

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Gettings et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a5ea8b74fc349258306583c https://doi.org/10.1186/s12883-025-04200-w

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Retrospective analysis compares time to treatment in pediatric patients with single and repeated status epilepticus episodes, suggesting improvement opportunities.

Time to treatment in pediatric patients with repeated episodes of status epilepticus

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Time to treatment in pediatric patients with repeated episodes of status epilepticus

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