Dr Advait Kulkarni (Neurologist in Bengaluru) Status epilepticus (SE) is a very severe type of seizure. For someone who has seizures, they’re normally similar in length each time they occur and typically stop once that time period has passed. SE is the name given to seizures that don’t stop, or when one seizure comes after another without the person having time to recover. Convulsive vs. Non - convulsive SE Convulsive SE is the more common type of SE. It occurs when a person has prolonged or repeated tonic-clonic seizures. This is an intense epileptic seizure and can cause: • sudden unconsciousness • muscle stiffening • rapid jerking of the arms or legs • loss of bladder control • tongue biting Convulsive SE occurs when: • the tonic-clonic seizure lasts five minutes or longer • a person goes into a second seizure before recovering from the first one • a person has repeated seizures for 30 minutes or longer Nonconvulsive SE occurs when: • a person has long or repeated absence or focal impaired awareness (also called complex partial) seizures • a person may be confused or unaware of what’s going on, but isn’t unconscious To know more click the link below http://www.dradvaitkulkarni.com