Management of acute seizures in children: A review with special consideration of care in resource-limited settings

• Published in: African Journal of Emergency Medicine Vol. 7; no. Suppl; pp. S3 - S9
• Main Authors: Ciccone, Ornella, Mathews, Manoj, Birbeck, Gretchen L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 2017; African Federation for Emergency Medicine; Elsevier
• Subjects: Antiepileptic drug; Benzodiazepine; Epilepsy; Guidelines; Review; Seizure; Antiepileptic drug; Seizure; Epilepsy; Benzodiazepine; Guidelines

We sought to review recent evidence-based guidelines and where applicable, primary data to extrapolate insights into the appropriate management of acute seizures in children in resource-limited settings. PubMed and Google scholar searches were conducted with attention to publications from the last t...