Classification of status epilepticus. Reproduced from Shorvon SD. A handbook of epilepsy treatment, with permission of the publisher, Blackwell Science
| Status epilepticus confined to early childhood |
| ▸ Neonatal status epilepticus |
| ▸ Status epilepticus in specific neonatal epilepsy syndromes |
| ▸ Infantile spasms |
| Status epilepticus confined to later childhood |
| ▸ Febrile status epilepticus |
| ▸ Status in childhood partial epilepsy syndromes |
| ▸ Status epilepticus in myoclonic-astatic epilepsy |
| ▸ Electrical status epilepticus during slow wave sleep |
| ▸ Landau-Kleffner syndrome |
| Status epilepticus occurring in childhood and adult life |
| ▸ Tonic-clonic status epilepticus |
| ▸ Absence status epilepticus |
| ▸ Epilepsia partialis continua |
| ▸ Status epilepticus in coma |
| ▸ Specific forms of status epilepticus in mental retardation |
| ▸ Syndromes of myoclonic status epilepticus |
| ▸ Simple partial status epilepticus |
| ▸ Complex partial status epilepticus |
| Status epilepticus confined to adult life |
| ▸ De novo absence status and late onset |