TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Seizures
A1  - El Achkar, Christelle Moufawad
A1  - Manicone, Paul E.
A1  - Poduri, Annapurna
A2  - Zaoutis, Lisa B.
A2  - Chiang, Vincent W.
Y1  - 2017
N1  - 
T2  - Comprehensive Pediatric Hospital Medicine, 2e
AB  - Approximately  5%  of  children  will  have  at  least  one  seizure  before  the  age  of  20  years.1  A  seizure  is  the  manifestation  of  abnormally  synchronized  electrical  activity  in  the  brain.  The  initial  approach  to  a  patient  with  a  seizure  should  focus  on  stabilizing  the  patient  and  evaluating  for  potentially  reversible  seizure  causes.  While  most  unprovoked  seizures  are  brief  and  resolve  spontaneously,  seizures  secondary  to  metabolic  disturbances,  infections,  or  intracranial  hemorrhage  may  be  more  prolonged.  Timely  evaluation  and  treatment  are  essential  in  preventing  or  minimizing  the  complications  of  a  prolonged  seizure,  including  hypoventilation,  tissue  hypoxia,  and  cerebral  edema.  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/19
UR  - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1146120094
ER  -