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Charting Pediatrics


Sep 26, 2017

In this episode, Amy Brooks-Kayal, MD, discusses acute seizure management. The conversation includes the importance of gathering a detailed history of a seizure event, identifying provocations of a seizure and options for anti-seizure and rescue medications.

Dr. Brooks-Kayal is the Chief of the Pediatric Neurology, Co-Director of the Translational Epilepsy Research Program and past president of the American Epilepsy Society.

In this episode:

  • Responding to a patient's first seizure
  • Importance of a detailed history of a seizure event
  • Identifying provocations of a seizure
  • Neurological examination
  • Focal onset versus a generalized seizure
  • Chances of seizure reoccurrence
  • Anti-seizure and rescue medications
  • Managing the anxiety of families
  • Basic seizure safety
  • Current research into pediatric epilepsy