What is status epilepticus? A seizure that lasts longer than 5 minutes, or having more than 1 seizure within a 5 minutes period, without returning to a normal level of consciousness between episodes is called status epilepticus. This is a medical emergency that may lead to permanent brain damage or death.That’s heavy right? We knew something was wrong when he wasn’t returning to his baseline and just seemed zoned out for hours. If you ever feel off about something with your child’s epilepsy GO t

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