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Convulsions

MedGen UID:
885903
•Concept ID:
C4048158
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Sign or Symptom
Synonym: convulsion

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PubMed

Prevention and management of adverse events during treatment with bispecific antibodies and CAR T cells in multiple myeloma: a consensus report of the European Myeloma Network.
Ludwig H, Terpos E, van de Donk N, Mateos MV, Moreau P, Dimopoulos MA, Delforge M, Rodriguez-Otero P, San-Miguel J, Yong K, Gay F, Einsele H, Mina R, Caers J, Driessen C, Musto P, Zweegman S, Engelhardt M, Cook G, Weisel K, Broijl A, Beksac M, Bila J, Schjesvold F, Cavo M, Hajek R, Touzeau C, Boccadoro M, Sonneveld P
Lancet Oncol 2023 Jun;24(6):e255-e269. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(23)00159-6. PMID: 37269857
Community-acquired pneumonia among children: the latest evidence for an updated management.
Nascimento-Carvalho CM
J Pediatr (Rio J) 2020 Mar-Apr;96 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):29-38. Epub 2019 Sep 10 doi: 10.1016/j.jped.2019.08.003. PMID: 31518547Free PMC Article
Management of Pediatric Febrile Seizures.
Laino D, Mencaroni E, Esposito S
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2018 Oct 12;15(10) doi: 10.3390/ijerph15102232. PMID: 30321985Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Acute gastroenteritis-related encephalopathy.
Wong V
J Child Neurol 2001 Dec;16(12):906-10. doi: 10.1177/088307380101601208. PMID: 11785505
Febrile convulsions. How dangerous are they?
Leung AK, Robson WL
Postgrad Med 1991 Apr;89(5):217-8, 221-2, 224. doi: 10.1080/00325481.1991.11700905. PMID: 2008400
'Benign' familial neonatal convulsions.
Webb R, Bobele G
J Child Neurol 1990 Oct;5(4):295-8. doi: 10.1177/088307389000500404. PMID: 2246482
Febrile convulsions.
Chaturvedi P
Indian Pediatr 1979 Sep;16(9):827-30. PMID: 536028
Stress convulsions.
Friis ML, Lund M
Arch Neurol 1974 Sep;31(3):155-9. doi: 10.1001/archneur.1974.00490390037002. PMID: 4854422

Diagnosis

A 42-Year-Old Man with a Seizure.
Mansour MA, Burns TC, El-Sokkary S, Ayad AA
NEJM Evid 2023 Mar;2(3):EVIDmr2200320. Epub 2023 Feb 28 doi: 10.1056/EVIDmr2200320. PMID: 38320057
New Developments in Refractory Status Epilepticus.
Datar S
Neurosurg Clin N Am 2018 Apr;29(2):273-279. doi: 10.1016/j.nec.2017.11.006. PMID: 29502717
Autonomic dysreflexia in spinal cord injury.
Cowan H
Nurs Times 2015 Oct 28-Nov 3;111(44):22-4. PMID: 26665385
All that shakes is not epilepsy.
Hart YM
J R Coll Physicians Edinb 2012 Jun;42(2):151-4. doi: 10.4997/JRCPE.2012.213. PMID: 22693702
The Sturge-Weber syndrome.
Kouskoukis CE, Kanitakis CJ
J Dermatol Surg Oncol 1982 Jan;8(1):47-50. doi: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.1982.tb00234.x. PMID: 7056930

Therapy

Midwife-led continuity models versus other models of care for childbearing women.
Sandall J, Soltani H, Gates S, Shennan A, Devane D
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2016 Apr 28;4(4):CD004667. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004667.pub5. PMID: 27121907Free PMC Article
Grepafloxacin.
Wagstaff AJ, Balfour JA
Drugs 1997 May;53(5):817-24; discussion 825-7. doi: 10.2165/00003495-199753050-00007. PMID: 9129868
Nerve agents: a review.
Gunderson CH, Lehmann CR, Sidell FR, Jabbari B
Neurology 1992 May;42(5):946-50. doi: 10.1212/wnl.42.5.946. PMID: 1315942
Strychnine poisoning.
Smith BA
J Emerg Med 1990 May-Jun;8(3):321-5. doi: 10.1016/0736-4679(90)90013-l. PMID: 2197324
Ketamine-induced convulsions.
Thompson GE
Anesthesiology 1972 Dec;37(6):662-3. doi: 10.1097/00000542-197212000-00024. PMID: 4652789

Prognosis

Eclampsia in the 21st century.
Fishel Bartal M, Sibai BM
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2022 Feb;226(2S):S1237-S1253. Epub 2020 Sep 24 doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2020.09.037. PMID: 32980358
Pulmonary endarteritis.
Vaideeswar P, Tullu MS, Lahiri KR, Pandit SP
Indian J Pediatr 2006 Dec;73(12):1130-2. doi: 10.1007/BF02763065. PMID: 17202648
Do women with pre-eclampsia, and their babies, benefit from magnesium sulphate? The Magpie Trial: a randomised placebo-controlled trial.
Altman D, Carroli G, Duley L, Farrell B, Moodley J, Neilson J, Smith D; Magpie Trial Collaboration Group
Lancet 2002 Jun 1;359(9321):1877-90. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(02)08778-0. PMID: 12057549
Indian red scorpion envenoming.
Bawaskar HS, Bawaskar PH
Indian J Pediatr 1998 May-Jun;65(3):383-91. doi: 10.1007/BF02761131. PMID: 10771989
'Benign' familial neonatal convulsions.
Webb R, Bobele G
J Child Neurol 1990 Oct;5(4):295-8. doi: 10.1177/088307389000500404. PMID: 2246482

Clinical prediction guides

Identifying risk of death in children hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia.
Awasthi S, Pandey AK, Mishra S; CAP Study Group
Bull World Health Organ 2023 Apr 1;101(4):281-289. Epub 2023 Feb 21 doi: 10.2471/BLT.22.289000. PMID: 37008263Free PMC Article
Thermoregulation and age.
Székely M, Garai J
Handb Clin Neurol 2018;156:377-395. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-63912-7.00023-0. PMID: 30454602
"Not Everything That Shakes Is a Seizure": Making the Determination of Test Article-Induced Convulsions in Toxicology Studies.
Gauvin DV, Zimmermann ZJ, Yoder J, Baird TJ
Int J Toxicol 2018 Nov/Dec;37(6):422-433. Epub 2018 Sep 24 doi: 10.1177/1091581818796444. PMID: 30244632
What causes pre-eclampsia?
Salas SP
Baillieres Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol 1999 Mar;13(1):41-57. doi: 10.1053/beog.1999.0005. PMID: 10746092
Strychnine poisoning.
Smith BA
J Emerg Med 1990 May-Jun;8(3):321-5. doi: 10.1016/0736-4679(90)90013-l. PMID: 2197324

Recent systematic reviews

Febrile Seizures: A Systematic Review of Different Guidelines.
Corsello A, Marangoni MB, Macchi M, Cozzi L, Agostoni C, Milani GP, Dilena R
Pediatr Neurol 2024 Jun;155:141-148. Epub 2024 Apr 3 doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2024.03.024. PMID: 38653182
Benefits and Risks of Antidepressant Drugs During Pregnancy: A Systematic Review of Meta-analyses.
Desaunay P, Eude LG, Dreyfus M, Alexandre C, Fedrizzi S, Alexandre J, Uguz F, Guénolé F
Paediatr Drugs 2023 May;25(3):247-265. Epub 2023 Feb 28 doi: 10.1007/s40272-023-00561-2. PMID: 36853497
Prognosis of adults and children following a first unprovoked seizure.
Neligan A, Adan G, Nevitt SJ, Pullen A, Sander JW, Bonnett L, Marson AG
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2023 Jan 23;1(1):CD013847. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013847.pub2. PMID: 36688481Free PMC Article
Drug management for acute tonic-clonic convulsions including convulsive status epilepticus in children.
McTague A, Martland T, Appleton R
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2018 Jan 10;1(1):CD001905. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001905.pub3. PMID: 29320603Free PMC Article
Midwife-led continuity models versus other models of care for childbearing women.
Sandall J, Soltani H, Gates S, Shennan A, Devane D
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2016 Apr 28;4(4):CD004667. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004667.pub5. PMID: 27121907Free PMC Article

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