While you are transporting a 41 year old woman who is not feeling well she begins having a generalized tonic-clonic seizure. She has no history of seizures. The seizure lasts approximately 90 seconds. After 30 seconds of being postictal and unresponsive the woman seizes again for the remainder of the 12 minute transport. You recognize which one of the following conditions?
A. Status epilepticus.
B. Partial-motor seizure.
C. Undiagnosed epilepsy.
D. Hypoglycaemia induced seizure.
Answer: A. Status epilepticus.
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