[Experience of status epilepticus in the Neurology department of a tertiary-level hospital in Mexico].

Background: The status epilepticus is a neurological emergency that continues to be little identified early in emergency rooms and hospitalized patients, with significant morbidity and mortality. The aim of this paper was to establish the etiology and evolution of the status epilepticus in hospitalized patients in a tertiary-level hospital.

Methodology: Descriptive, cross-analytical study of adult patients hospitalized with the diagnosis of epileptic status at a tertiary-level hospital, between August 2010 and February 2016.