Status Epilepticus

Emergency management of prolonged seizures.

Reviewed by Dr Kola Tytler MBBS CertHE MBA MRCGP (General Practitioner)
Last reviewed: 21 October 2025
NeurologyEmergency Medicine

Clinical Guidelines

NICE guideline [NG217]
National
NICE guideline [NG217]: Epilepsies in children, young people and adults
National
NICE guideline [NG217]: Epilepsies: diagnosis and management
National
SIGN 143 • Diagnosis and management of epilepsy in adults
National
SIGN 143: Diagnosis and management of epilepsy in adults
National
ACVIM Consensus Statement on the management of status epilepticus and cluster seizures in dogs and cats
Local
AES Status Epilepticus Systematic Review and Guideline
Local
Clinical practice guidelines on the management of status epilepticus in adults: A systematic review (Epilepsia, 2024)
Local
Evidence-Based Guideline: Treatment of Convulsive Status Epilepticus in Children and Adults (AAN, AES, Child Neurology Society, 2016)
Local
Guideline for Treatment of Prolonged Seizures in Children and Adults (AES, 2016)
Local
Guidelines for the Evaluation and Management of Status Epilepticus (Neurocritical Care Society, 2012)
Local
Guidelines for the Evaluation and Management of Status Epilepticus (Neurocritical Care Society)
Local
Treatment of Refractory Convulsive Status Epilepticus: A Comprehensive Review by the American Epilepsy Society Treatments Committee 2020
Local