Validation of the Status epilepticus severity score (STESS) at high-complexity hospitals in Medellín, Colombia.

Purpose: The Status Epilepticus Severity Score (STESS) is one of the most well-known clinical scoring systems to predict mortality in status epilepticus (SE). The objective of this study was to validate STESS in a Colombian population.

Method: We evaluated historical data of adult patients (age ≥16 years) with a clinical or electroencephalographic diagnosis of SE admitted between 2014 and 2017.