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We are delighted to present this Special Issue of Epilepsia Open as a tribute to Dr. Claude G. Wasterlain, his many years of service and immense contributions to clinical and basic epileptology. We open this festschrift with the Introduction, where several of Claude's close friends and colleagues share their thoughts and memories. We also asked Claude to contemplate on his ways into, and life in Science. The main content is largely based on presentations given at the symposium Pathophysiology and Treatment of Status Epilepticus, held in honor of Claude at the West Los Angeles Veteran Administration Medical Center on July 31, 2021 (Figure 1). This collection of articles covers various topics pertinent to Status Epilepticus (which, along with Primitive Art and Impressionism is a subject particularly dear to Claude), including structural and functional perturbations, epileptogenesis, and treatment. We wish to thank the authors for taking time to contribute to this exciting project. Denson G. Fujikawa, MD, Andrey M. Mazarati, MD, PhD, David E. Naylor, MD, PhD, Raman Sankar, MD, PhD, Guest Editors. P.S. We would be remiss not to mention Belgium: the country that gave the world (in no particular order) beer, Victor Horta, fries, James Ensor, pralines, and Claude, forever deserves our utmost gratitude!