Chapter-18 Approach to a Child with First Unprovoked Seizure
BOOK TITLE: Pediatric Epilepsy Syndromes: Seizures, Syndromes, Approach and Management
Author
1. Menon Deepak
2. Iyer Rajesh B
ISBN
9789386322319
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/18545_19
Edition
1/e
Publishing Year
2018
Pages
6
Author Affiliations
1.
Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India,
Kerala Institute of Medical Sciences, Trivandrum, Kerala, India,
Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India,
Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India,
National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
2.
Vikram Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Chapter keywords
First unprovoked seizure,
FUS,
antiepileptic therapy,
epilepsy syndrome,
electroencephalogram,
neuroimaging,
lumbar puncture,
routine blood investigation,
risk stratification