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Table 4 Distribution of etiology in accordance with status epilepticus

From: Cluster seizures and status epilepticus in new onset seizures among adult Egyptians

 

Status epileptics

Chi-Square

No

Yes

Total

N

%

N

%

N

%

X2

P-value

Etiology

Cerebrovascular

48

45.28

5

35.71

53

44.17

6.852

0.335

SOL (brain tumor)

8

7.55

3

21.43

11

9.17

Acute symptomatic seizure*

11

10.38

2

14.29

13

10.83

Idiopathic epilepsy syndrome

21

19.81

1

7.14

22

18.33

Cryptogenic

6

5.66

0

0.00

6

5.00

Encephalitis

5

4.72

2

14.29

7

5.83

Post-traumatic epilepsy

7

6.60

1

7.14

8

6.67

  1. *Metabolic, PRES, vasculitis, drug-induced seizure