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Meaning of status epilepticus | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A serious and potentially life-threatening condition in which an epileptic seizure becomes prolonged or multiple seizures occur successively without regaining of functions interictally.

uncountable

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Examples

“She was entering the realms of prolonged seizure activity or status epilepticus, which is a medical emergency that carries a 20 per cent risk of death.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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