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Incidence, risk factors, and impact on hospital mortality of status epilepticus after subdural hemorrhage in the United States

Authors: A Seifi, J Urtecho, M Maltenfort, M Vibbert, W McBride, M Moussouttas, J Jallo, R Bell, F Rincon

Published in: Critical Care | Special Issue 1/2011

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Patients with intracranial hemorrhages are at risk of seizure activity. Small cohort studies have shown that patients with subdural hemorrhages (SDH) may be at risk of developing status epilepticus (SE). In this study, we sought to determine the epidemiology of SE, the prevalence of risk factors, and the impact on hospital mortality in SDH, using a large administrative dataset. …
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Title
Incidence, risk factors, and impact on hospital mortality of status epilepticus after subdural hemorrhage in the United States
Authors
A Seifi
J Urtecho
M Maltenfort
M Vibbert
W McBride
M Moussouttas
J Jallo
R Bell
F Rincon
Publication date
01-02-2011
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Critical Care / Issue Special Issue 1/2011
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/cc9750

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