Age, family history of seizures, developmental status, birth history
Health at seizure onset: febrile, ill, sleep deprivation, trauma, toxins, ingestion, head injury
Current medications...
Assess airway and breathing.
Turn the patient on their side to allow the tongue to fall forward and saliva to run out.
Place nothing in the mouth.
Time the event—a convulsive ...
Injuries: Rarely, serious injury occurs with brief seizures from loss of consciousness and resultant falls.
Daily precautions: Few restrictions are needed with the excepti...
Arthur TM, deGrauw TJ, Johnson CS, et al. Seizure recurrence risk following a first seizure in neurologically normal children. Epilepsia. 2008;49(11):1950–1954. [View Abstract...
780.39 Other convulsions
345.50 Localization-related (focal) (partial) epilepsy and epileptic syndromes with simple partial seizures, without mention of intractable epilepsy
345.90 Epilepsy, u...
Q: How do I know if my child has epilepsy?
A: The term “epilepsy” is applied to children with two or more seizures without an acute cause or with a single seizure and a significant risk of more sei...
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