In children, the main cause of status epilepticus is an infection with a fever.

In adults, the
common causes include: Stroke. Imbalance of substances in the blood, such as low blood
sugar. Death or brain damage from status seizures (as opposed to death from the
underlying cause) is most likely to result from: Direct damage to the brain caused by the
injury that causes the seizures. Stress on the system from repeated generalized tonic clonic
seizures. Injury from repeated electrical discharge in the brain ...