HyperDic: status_epilepticus

English > 1 sense of the expression status epilepticus:
NOUNstatestatus epilepticusa condition in which there are continuing attacks of epilepsy without intervals of consciousness
English > status epilepticus: 1 sense > noun 1, state
MeaningA condition in which there are continuing attacks of epilepsy without intervals of consciousness; can lead to brain damage and death.
BroaderepilepsyA disorder of the central nervous system characterized by loss of consciousness and convulsions

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