Clinical Policy for the Initial Approach to Patients Presenting With a Chief Complaint of Seizure Who Are Not in Status Epilepticus

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[American College of Emergency Physicians: Clinical policy for the initial approach to patients presenting with a chief complaint of seizure who are not in status epilepticus. Ann Emerg Med May 1997;29:706-724.]

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PREFACE

This clinical policy is a scheduled revision of the original seizure policy published in May 1993. The topic considered here, the initial approach to seizures, was selected for three reasons: (1) seizures are common, complex, clinical problems; (2) individuals who suffer from seizures frequently seek emergency care; and (3) timely, thoughtful diagnostic and therapeutic intervention may have a substantial impact on both short- and long-term morbidity.

This clinical policy was created after a

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    This clinical policy was developed by the ACEP Clinical Policies Committee and the Clinical Policies Subcommittee on Seizure.

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