29 December 2009
American Academy of Neurology
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DISEASE/CONDITION(S)
Unprovoked first seizure

Note: First seizure is defined as to include a single seizure or multiple seizures within 24 hours with recovery of consciousness between the seizures.

GUIDELINE CATEGORY
Diagnosis
Evaluation
Management
Risk Assessment
Screening

CLINICAL SPECIALTY
Emergency Medicine
Internal Medicine
Neurological Surgery
Neurology
Radiology

INTENDED USERS
Advanced Practice Nurses
Allied Health Personnel
Health Care Providers
Health Plans
Hospitals
Managed Care Organizations
Nurses
Patients
Physician Assistants
Physicians

GUIDELINE OBJECTIVE(S)
To assess the yield and value of various diagnostic procedures such as electroencephalography (EEG), computed tomography (CT), or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and specific laboratory or diagnostic tests, including blood counts, blood glucose, electrolytes, lumbar puncture, and toxicology screening
To develop practice parameters for patient care that are based on analysis of evidence