Rare diseases · Sign or symptom

Generalized convulsive status epilepticus

HP:0032661

What it means

A type of bilateral convulsive seizure of generalized onset that is sufficiently prolonged (or repeated without recovery) to reach the threshold for status epilepticus.

Rare diseases that can present with this1

The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.

Part of the broader category

Also called: Generalised convulsive status epilepticus

Generalized convulsive status epilepticus

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This page uses the Human Phenotype Ontology (2026-06-23) — Human Phenotype Ontology Consortium, hpo.jax.org. Disease associations from Orphanet (INSERM), CC BY 4.0. Content is educational and is not medical advice.