2024
Outpatient management of prolonged seizures and seizure clusters to prevent progression to a higher‐level emergency: Consensus recommendations of an expert working group
Pina‐Garza J, Chez M, Cloyd J, Hirsch L, Kälviäinen R, Klein P, Lagae L, Sankar R, Specchio N, Strzelczyk A, Toledo M, Trinka E. Outpatient management of prolonged seizures and seizure clusters to prevent progression to a higher‐level emergency: Consensus recommendations of an expert working group. Epileptic Disorders 2024, 26: 484-497. PMID: 38813941, DOI: 10.1002/epd2.20243.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExpert working groupDefinition of PSSeizure action planWorking GroupEvidence-based guidanceProlonged seizuresSeizure clustersManaging PSStatus epilepticusExpert recommendationsTreatment goalsConsensus recommendationsOutpatient managementConsensus definitionAction planMedicationManagement of acute seizuresRecommendationsIdeal medicationAcute seizuresPrevent progressionSevere seizuresSeizure activityGroup membersSeizure termination
2022
International consensus recommendations for management of new onset refractory status epilepticus (NORSE) including febrile infection‐related epilepsy syndrome (FIRES): Summary and clinical tools
Wickström R, Taraschenko O, Dilena R, Payne ET, Specchio N, Nabbout R, Koh S, Gaspard N, Hirsch LJ, Group T, Auvin S, van Baalen A, Beghi E, Benseler S, Bergin P, Bleck T, Brunklaus A, Caraballo R, Cervenka M, Costello D, Drislane F, Farias‐Moeller R, Gallantine W, Gilmore E, Gofton T, Jimenez M, Hocker S, Kaliakatsos M, Kellogg M, Lee J, Loddenkemper T, Meletti S, Mizugushi M, Muscal E, Riviello J, Rosenthal E, Rossetti A, Ruegg S, Said R, Sculier C, Schmitt S, Schuele S, Stredny C, Trinka E, Wainwright M, VanHaerents S, Wells E, Wirrell E, Zuberi S. International consensus recommendations for management of new onset refractory status epilepticus (NORSE) including febrile infection‐related epilepsy syndrome (FIRES): Summary and clinical tools. Epilepsia 2022, 63: 2827-2839. PMID: 35951466, PMCID: PMC9826478, DOI: 10.1111/epi.17391.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFebrile infection-related epilepsy syndromeNew-onset refractory status epilepticusAcute treatmentRecommendation statementMedian scoreRefractory status epilepticusManagement of adultsManagement of patientsPost-acute phaseConsensus-based recommendationsInternational consensus recommendationsBest available evidenceEvidence-based analysisPediatric patientsStatus epilepticusEpilepsy syndromesDisease characteristicsConsensus recommendationsDiagnostic testingClinical toolAvailable evidenceDiagnosisPatientsTreatmentDelphi methodology
2015
Consensus Statement on Continuous EEG in Critically Ill Adults and Children, Part I
Herman ST, Abend NS, Bleck TP, Chapman KE, Drislane FW, Emerson RG, Gerard EE, Hahn CD, Husain AM, Kaplan PW, LaRoche SM, Nuwer MR, Quigg M, Riviello JJ, Schmitt SE, Simmons LA, Tsuchida TN, Hirsch LJ. Consensus Statement on Continuous EEG in Critically Ill Adults and Children, Part I. Journal Of Clinical Neurophysiology 2015, 32: 87-95. PMID: 25626778, PMCID: PMC4435533, DOI: 10.1097/wnp.0000000000000166.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIll adultsConsensus panelStatus epilepticusPatient populationMental statusAmerican Clinical Neurophysiology SocietyContinuous EEGCritically Ill AdultsIdentification of ischemiaNonconvulsive status epilepticusIntensive care unitEfficacy of therapyQuantitative EEG trendsExpert consensus recommendationsCerebral ischemiaIntravenous sedationNonconvulsive seizuresCare unitSecondary injuryCardiac arrestConsensus statementConsensus recommendationsHigh riskEEG trendsPatientsConsensus Statement on Continuous EEG in Critically Ill Adults and Children, Part II
Herman ST, Abend NS, Bleck TP, Chapman KE, Drislane FW, Emerson RG, Gerard EE, Hahn CD, Husain AM, Kaplan PW, LaRoche SM, Nuwer MR, Quigg M, Riviello JJ, Schmitt SE, Simmons LA, Tsuchida TN, Hirsch LJ. Consensus Statement on Continuous EEG in Critically Ill Adults and Children, Part II. Journal Of Clinical Neurophysiology 2015, 32: 96-108. PMID: 25626777, PMCID: PMC4434600, DOI: 10.1097/wnp.0000000000000165.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIll adultsConsensus panelAmerican Clinical Neurophysiology SocietyContinuous EEGCritically Ill AdultsIntensive care unitNon-physician personnelExpert consensus recommendationsNeurodiagnostic technologistsQuantitative EEG techniquesCare unitPatient selectionPatient populationMental statusConsensus statementConsensus recommendationsInfection controlBrain functionCommon procedureEEGTask ForceAdultsEEG techniquesChildren