What predicts recovery after prolonged seizures?
Part of Brain & nervous system clinical trials.
This study looks at what affects recovery in adults with a severe type of seizure called convulsive status epilepticus. Participants will be followed to understand which factors predict better outcomes.
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Who can take part
- You are 18 years old or older.
- You had continuous convulsions (seizure-related shaking) lasting more than 5 minutes or two or more seizures without fully regaining consciousness in between.
- Your condition is not caused by a psychological (non-epileptic) seizure.
- Your condition is not a result of cardiac arrest or a movement disorder that mimics seizures.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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