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| ==Background==
| | #REDIRECT[[Seizure]] |
| {{Seizure types}}
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| {{Clinical features seizure}}
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| ==Differential Diagnosis==
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| ===Precipitants of seizure with known seizure disorder===
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| *Medication noncompliance
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| *Sleep deprivation
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| *Infection
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| *Electrolyte disturbance
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| *Substance withdrawal (eg alcohol, BZPs)
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| *Substance intoxication
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| {{Seizure DDX}}
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| ==Diagnosis==
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| ===Work-up===
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| *Glucose
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| *Pregnancy test
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| *Anticonvulsant levels
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| {{Head CT seizure}}
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| ===Evaluation===
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| ==Management==
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| {{Seizure actively seizing management}}
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| ===Post-Seizure===
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| *Identify and correct potential precipitants
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| *Reload *[[anticonvulsant]] medication if necessary: [[Seizure Levels and Reloading]]
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| **May use IV vs PO reload at physican discretion<ref name="a">Clinical Policy:Critical Issues in the Evaluation and Management of Adult Patients Presenting to the ED with Seizures. Annals of EM. April 2014. 63(4);p437-446</ref>
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| ==Disposition==
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| *Typical seizure with known seizure history, normal w/u
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| **Discharge after reload
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| ==See Also==
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| *[[Seizure]]
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| ==External Links==
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| ==References==
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| <references/>
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| [[Category:Neurology]]
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