Background and purpose: Long-term consequences after status epilepticus (SE) represent an unsettled issue. We investigated the incidence of remote unprovoked seizures (RS) and drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE) in a cohort of first-ever SE survivors. Methods: A retrospective, observational, and monocentric study was conducted on adult patients (age ≥ 14 years) with first SE who were consecutively admitted to the Modena Academic Hospital, Italy (September 2013–March 2022). Kaplan–Meier survival analyses were used to calculate the probability of seizure freedom following the index event, whereas Cox proportional hazard regression models were used to identify outcome predictors. Results: A total of 279 patients were included, 57 of whom (20.4%) developed RS (mean follow-up = 32.4 months). Cumulative probability of seizure freedom was 85%, 78%, and 68% respectively at 12 months, 2 years, and 5 years. In 45 of 57 patients (81%), the first relapse occurred within 2 years after SE. The risk of RS was higher in the case of structural brain damage (hazard ratio [HR] = 2.1, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.06–4.01), progressive symptomatic etiology (HR = 2.7, 95% CI = 1.44–5.16), and occurrence of nonconvulsive evolution in the semiological sequence of SE (HR = 2.9, 95% CI = 1.37–6.37). Eighteen of 57 patients (32%) developed DRE; the risk was higher in the case of super-refractory (p = 0.006) and non-convulsive SE evolution (p = 0.008). Conclusions: The overall risk of RS was moderate, temporally confined within 2 years after the index event, and driven by specific etiologies and SE semiology. Treatment super-refractoriness and non-convulsive SE evolution were associated with DRE development.

Remote seizures and drug-resistant epilepsy after a first status epilepticus in adults / Orlandi, N.; Giovannini, G.; Cioclu, M. C.; Biagioli, N.; Madrassi, L.; Vaudano, A. E.; Pugnaghi, M.; Lattanzi, S.; Meletti, S.. - In: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY. - ISSN 1351-5101. - 31:4(2024), pp. 1-11. [10.1111/ene.16177]

Remote seizures and drug-resistant epilepsy after a first status epilepticus in adults

Orlandi N.;Giovannini G.;Cioclu M. C.;Biagioli N.;Madrassi L.;Vaudano A. E.;Pugnaghi M.;Meletti S.
2024

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Background and purpose: Long-term consequences after status epilepticus (SE) represent an unsettled issue. We investigated the incidence of remote unprovoked seizures (RS) and drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE) in a cohort of first-ever SE survivors. Methods: A retrospective, observational, and monocentric study was conducted on adult patients (age ≥ 14 years) with first SE who were consecutively admitted to the Modena Academic Hospital, Italy (September 2013–March 2022). Kaplan–Meier survival analyses were used to calculate the probability of seizure freedom following the index event, whereas Cox proportional hazard regression models were used to identify outcome predictors. Results: A total of 279 patients were included, 57 of whom (20.4%) developed RS (mean follow-up = 32.4 months). Cumulative probability of seizure freedom was 85%, 78%, and 68% respectively at 12 months, 2 years, and 5 years. In 45 of 57 patients (81%), the first relapse occurred within 2 years after SE. The risk of RS was higher in the case of structural brain damage (hazard ratio [HR] = 2.1, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.06–4.01), progressive symptomatic etiology (HR = 2.7, 95% CI = 1.44–5.16), and occurrence of nonconvulsive evolution in the semiological sequence of SE (HR = 2.9, 95% CI = 1.37–6.37). Eighteen of 57 patients (32%) developed DRE; the risk was higher in the case of super-refractory (p = 0.006) and non-convulsive SE evolution (p = 0.008). Conclusions: The overall risk of RS was moderate, temporally confined within 2 years after the index event, and driven by specific etiologies and SE semiology. Treatment super-refractoriness and non-convulsive SE evolution were associated with DRE development.
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Remote seizures and drug-resistant epilepsy after a first status epilepticus in adults / Orlandi, N.; Giovannini, G.; Cioclu, M. C.; Biagioli, N.; Madrassi, L.; Vaudano, A. E.; Pugnaghi, M.; Lattanzi, S.; Meletti, S.. - In: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY. - ISSN 1351-5101. - 31:4(2024), pp. 1-11. [10.1111/ene.16177]
Orlandi, N.; Giovannini, G.; Cioclu, M. C.; Biagioli, N.; Madrassi, L.; Vaudano, A. E.; Pugnaghi, M.; Lattanzi, S.; Meletti, S.
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