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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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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