Importance Approximately 8% to 10% of the population will experience a seizure during
their lifetime. Only about 2% to 3% of patients go on to develop epilepsy. Understanding the …

A single unprovoked seizure is a frequent phenomenon in the general population and the
rate of seizure recurrence can vary widely. Individual risk prognostication is crucial in …

Objective: To provide evidence-based recommendations for treatment of adults with an
unprovoked first seizure. Methods: We defined relevant questions and systematically …

Immediate antiepileptic drug treatment, versus placebo, deferred, or no treatment for first
unprovoked seizure - Leone, MA - 2021 | Cochrane Library Alert Some users are currently …

Objective To determine the association between delays in access to specialist epilepsy care
and patient outcomes. Methods Three databases were searched using eligibility criteria …

Background and Objectives This study retrospectively evaluated the AAP guidelines for
diagnosis and risk stratification of Brief Resolved Unexplained Events (BRUE) in a well …

Objectives We investigated long-term (to 25 years) seizure prognosis and survival in people
with newly diagnosed epilepsy in the community. We explored whether prognosis is different …

Background Seventy percent of epileptic patients may not experience seizures if they
receive proper treatment with antiepileptic drugs (AEDs). However, many children and …

Background Epilepsy is clinically defined as two or more unprovoked epileptic seizures
more than 24 hours apart. Given that, a diagnosis of epilepsy can be associated with …

Purpose Uncertainty about recurrence after a first unprovoked seizure is a significant
psychological burden for patients, and motivates the need for diagnostic tools with high …