The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) has played an important role in advancing our
understanding of the causes, optimal investigation, and management of syncope through …

Objectives About 100 000 people present to hospitals each year in England with an epileptic
seizure. How they are managed is unknown; thus, the National Audit of Seizure …

There is an unequal supply of health and social care across counties in Ireland, according to
new ESRI research funded by the Health Research Board (HRB). It finds that the commuter …

Epilepsy is a chronic neurological condition in which several neurotransmitters act like
neuromodulators. The symptoms of epilepsy are caused by abnormal electrical discharges …

Background and purpose Patients with acute epileptic seizures form a large patient group in
emergency neurology. This study aims to determine the burden caused by suspected …

Objective To evaluate and compare readmission causes and timing within the first 30 days
after hospitalization for 3 acute and 3 chronic common pediatric conditions. Study design …

Background Generalized tonic-clonic seizures (GTCS) frequently lead to emergency
inpatient referrals. Laboratory blood values are routinely performed on admission to detect …

Objectives Patients are presenting to emergency departments (EDs) with increasing
complexity at rates beyond population growth and ageing. Intervention studies target …

Objectives To identify emergency seizure admissions to hospital and their subsequent
access to specialist outpatient services. Design Algorithmic analysis of anonymised routine …

This study provides contemporary data on patients admitted to a Neurology unit with
seizures, the majority of whom have a diagnosis of epilepsy. There were 278 hospital …