Journal article
Emergency presentation of new onset versus recurrent undiagnosed seizures: A retrospective review
S Holper, E Foster, Z Chen, P Kwan
EMA Emergency Medicine Australasia | WILEY | Published : 2020
Abstract
Objectives: To identify clinical factors that may assist emergency physicians to delineate between patients with new onset seizures (NOS) versus patients with recurrent undiagnosed seizures (RUS) among those presenting with apparent ‘first seizures’ to EDs. In addition, to provide a summary of current evidence-based guidelines regarding the workup of seizure presentations to ED. Methods: This retrospective cohort study included patients aged over 17 years who presented to a tertiary hospital ED between 1 January 2008 and 30 November 2016 with seizure-related ICD-10-AM discharge codes. Exclusion criteria included pre-existing epilepsy and non-seizure diagnoses. Medical records were reviewed a..
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Funding Acknowledgements
EF reports funding support from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) of Australia, The Royal Australian College of Physicians Research Entry Scholarship and AVANT Doctors in Training Scholarship. ZC reports funding support from NHMRC Early Career Fellowship, and a research grant from the University of Melbourne Early Career Researcher Grant Scheme. PK reports grants and non-financial support from UCB Pharma during the conduct of the study, grants from Biscayne, grants and personal fees from Eisai, grants from GW Pharmaceuticals, grants and personal fees from LivaNova, grants and personal fees fromUCB Pharma and grants from Zynerba.