The 600% increase in medical radiation exposure to the US population since 1980 has
provided immense benefit, but increased potential future cancer risks to patients. Most of the …

Summary The International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) Subcommittee for Pediatric
Neuroimaging examined the usefulness of, and indications for, neuroimaging in the …

Introduction While epilepsy is a well-characterized disease, the majority of emergency
department (ED) visits for “seizure” involve patients without known epilepsy. The …

Etymologically, both “seizure” and “epilepsy” refer to a removal of the victim from reality. The
patient is “seized up,” or “taken hold of”(the Greek lepsis connotes taking hold of or …

Seizures are the most common pediatric neurologic disorder, with 4% to 10% of children
suffering at least one seizure in the first 16 years of life [1]. The incidence is highest in …

Methods We reviewed all literature listed in PubMed under the headings “first seizure” and
“initial seizure.” Two of us have helped to develop a practice parameter on treatment of a first …

Objective: To reassess the value of neuroimaging of the emergency patient presenting with
seizure as a screening procedure for providing information that will change acute …

An early EEG (within 48 h) and high‐resolution magnetic resonance imaging (hr_MRI) are
the methods of choice for an accurate diagnosis after a first seizure presentation. Together …

Background. Rotavirus illness has been linked to childhood seizures. We investigated
whether a protective association exists between receipt of rotavirus vaccine and being …

Background Seizure is one of the common causes of childhood hospitalization with
significant mortality and morbidity. There is limited data regarding acute seizures episodes …