癫痫持续状态(以下简称癫痫状态)是癫痫的一种危重情况,也是临床上较常见的危重症之一。其发生率较高,占全部癫痫患者的6%;有较高的病死率,国外报道为8～33%,国内报道为24.2%,21.3%及25%。我们教研室在对80例癫痫状态的分析中有8例死亡,占10%。癫痫状态的死亡原因常为呼吸障碍、脑水肿、循环衰竭或高热。我们8例患者 Status epilepticus (hereinafter referred to as epileptic status) is a critical condition of epilepsy, but also one of the more common critically ill patients. The incidence is high, accounting for 6% of all patients with epilepsy; a higher case fatality rate of 8 to 33% in foreign countries, domestic reports of 24.2%, 21.3% and 25%. In our analysis of 80 cases of epileptic state, 8 cases of death, accounting for 10%. The cause of death in epileptic conditions are often respiratory disorders, cerebral edema, circulatory failure, or hyperthermia. We have 8 patients