title: Seizures in the paediatric emergency department.
abstract: Seizures are a common presentation to emergency departments. Early intervention improves treatment response. Use of consensus guidelines is highly recommended to decrease drug side effects and reduce intensive care requirements. Benzodiazepines remain the mainstay of first-line treatment. Choice of drugs for second-line treatment is expanding and some important studies are currently underway to determine which of these agents has the best safety and effectiveness profile in children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Lady Cilento Children's Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.|Department of Emergency Medicine, Logan Hospital, Logan, Queensland, Australia.
authors.forename: Ben
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lawton
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Lady Cilento Children's Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
authors.forename: Natalie
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Deuble
mesh_terms: D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001569:Benzodiazepines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D006801:Humans; D000070316:Pediatric Emergency Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D012640:Seizures / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D013226:Status Epilepticus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants; D001569:Benzodiazepines
keywords: child; emergency; seizure; status epilepticus