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Question:
Your patient has a history of epilepsy. He has had a seizure and has not recovered the way he normally does, according to his family. While assessing this unresponsive patient, he suffers a second seizure. What is this condition?
A
Status epilepticus
explanation
When a patient has a second or subsequent seizures without waking up, this is classified as status epilepticus. This condition is a serious problem. Secondary hypoxia causes more cerebral irritation and propagation of ectopic foci which causes more seizures.
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