Status epilepticus can BEST be described as:
a. A continuous seizure lasting for 30 minutes or more without an intervening period of consciousness
b. A generalized tonic–clonic seizure
c. A seizure characterized by prolonged postictal phases followed by a brief period of consciousness
d. More than two seizures in one day
a
Rationale: a. Correct.
b. Generalized tonic-clonic seizure are a type of seizure with tonic, clonic, and postictal phases.
c. A defining characteristic of status epilepticus is that there is no intervening period of consciousness.
d. Status epipepticus more correctly refers to a continuous seizure
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