TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 560. Evaluation of New Onset Seizures A1 - Rotenberg, Alexander A2 - Rudolph, Colin D. A2 - Rudolph, Abraham M. A2 - Lister, George E. A2 - First, Lewis R. A2 - Gershon, Anne A. PY - 2011 T2 - Rudolph's Pediatrics, 22e AB - A child’s first seizure is most often a brief, less than 5 minutes in duration, generalized convulsion that is justifiably concerning to physicians and parents. The overall incidence of a single unprovoked seizure approximates 60 per 100,000 persons/year with a peak incidence in the first year of life approximating 130 per 100,000 persons/year.1 In some instances, the first seizure is provoked by an underlying acute illness. In others, it is a manifestation of a chronic syndrome. In about half of the cases, a seizure recurs and the child meets diagnostic criteria for epilepsy.2 Accordingly, the evaluation of a new-onset seizure is centered on identifying its cause and predicting likelihood of recurrence. SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=7057903 ER -