Definition * Status epilepticus (SE) Continuous convulsion lasting longer than 30 minutes or occurrence of serial convulsions between which there is no return of consciousness Idiopathic SE Seizure develops in the absence of an underlying CNS lesion/insult SymptomatIc SE e Seizure occurs as a result of an underlying neurological disorder or a metabolic abnormalityDefinition  Status epilepticus (SE)  Continuous convulsion lasting longer than 30 minutes OR occurrence of serial convulsions between which there is no return of consciousness  Idiopathic SE  Seizure develops in the absence of an underlying CNS lesion/insult  Symptomatic SE  Seizure occurs as a result of an underlying neurological disorder or a metabolic abnormality