PURPOSE: To determine the incidence and the 30-day case fatality of @entity159 ( @entity159 ) in the adult resident population of the city of Bologna, Italy. METHODS: Over a 1-year period (March 1, 1999 to February 29, 2000), all @entity1 older than 20 years with @entity159 were included. The case-finding method was based on (a) a prospective surveillance of all public general hospitals in the city by neurologic units, and (b) a review of all discharge codes concerning @entity302 . RESULTS: The crude and standardized annual incidence rate of @entity159 was 13.1 per 100,000 [95% confidence interval (CI), 9.5-17.5] and 10.7 (95% CI, 7.5-13.8). It was higher in the elderly (older than 60 years) than in young adults (26.2 vs. 5.2) and in @entity1 than in @entity1 (14.9 vs. 11.0). Acute symptomatic @entity159 accounted for 48%, and a cerebrovascular pathology was the most frequently associated etiologic condition (41%). A history of @entity410 was reported in 39% of @entity1 . The 30-day case fatality was 39% (33% excluding postanoxic @entity1 ). CONCLUSIONS: This study reports the first data on the epidemiology of @entity159 in Italy. The incidence rate found in the population of Bologna is in the same range as that of the other European countries. The 30-day case fatality is higher than all the other population studies (both European and American), despite the broadly similar clinical features of @entity1 . Indirect evidence suggests that some inaccurate @entity1 management could have negatively influenced the outcome of @entity159 .

Incidence and short-term prognosis of XXXX in adults in Bologna, Italy.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['women', 'patients', 'patient', 'men'] @entity410 :: ('MESH:D012640', 'Disease') :: ['seizures'] @entity302 :: ('MESH:D004827', 'Disease') :: ['epilepsy'] @entity159 :: ('MESH:D013226', 'Disease') :: ['status epilepticus', 'SE']
@entity159 :: (MESH:D013226,Disease) :: ['status epilepticus']
