Topic: Status Epilepticus
Subject: Medicine
A 58-year-old male with a history of seizure attacks suffered from a 30 min loss of consciousness with repetitive seizures with no recovery of consciousness between attacks. What is the disorder this patient is suffering from?

Status epilepticus is prolonged, repetitive seizure activity that lasts more than 5-10 minutes, without spontaneous cessation, or recurrent seizures without full return to consciousness inter-ictally (between seizures). Status epilepticus is a medical emergency with a significantly poor outcome; it can result in death if not treated aggressively. Tonic-clonic seizure - specific movements of the arms and legs and/or the face may occur with loss of consciousness. The seizure usually lasts 5 to 20 minutes.
Absence seizures cause a short loss of consciousness (just a few seconds) with few or no symptoms
Atonic and myoclonic seizures are not characterized by loss of consciousness.