Emergency presentation of new onset versus recurrent undiagnosed seizures: A retrospective review.
Sarah HolperEmma FosterZhibin ChenPatrick KwanPublished in: Emergency medicine Australasia : EMA (2019)
Emergency physicians should be wary of patients presenting with non-motor 'first seizures': they are more likely to have experienced prior seizures (the 'recurrent untreated seizure' group), and thus meet epilepsy diagnostic criteria. Almost half of those with actual NOS may also meet epilepsy criteria, largely driven by abnormal neuroimaging. Distinguishing RUS from NOS patients in the ED allows accurate prognostication and timely initiation of appropriate therapy.
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