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- noun a condition in which there are continuing attacks of epilepsy without intervals of consciousness; can lead to brain damage and death
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"Seizures can be fatal, especially the rare status epilepticus, a continuous convulsion lasting longer than ten minutes."
—Jerry Adler and Eliza Gray, with Sarah Kliff, "In the Grip of the Unknown," Newsweek, April 20, 2009
April 22, 2009