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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

Combined measles-mumps-rubella-varicella vaccine and febrile convulsions: the risk considered in the broad context.
Casabona G, Berton O, Singh T, Knuf M, Bonanni P
Expert Rev Vaccines 2023 Jan-Dec;22(1):764-776. doi: 10.1080/14760584.2023.2252065. PMID: 37642012
Sport-related concussive convulsions: a systematic review.
Kuhl NO, Yengo-Kahn AM, Burnette H, Solomon GS, Zuckerman SL
Phys Sportsmed 2018 Feb;46(1):1-7. Epub 2017 Dec 27 doi: 10.1080/00913847.2018.1419775. PMID: 29280684
Common pediatric epilepsy syndromes.
Park JT, Shahid AM, Jammoul A
Pediatr Ann 2015 Feb;44(2):e30-5. doi: 10.3928/00904481-20150203-09. PMID: 25658216
Congenital trypanosomiasis.
Ngoma MS, Nalubamba M, Kowa S, Minyoi D, Mubanga J, Mwansa J, Musuku J, Chintu C, Bhat G, Kapakala T, Mumba P, Nyalungwe K
J Trop Pediatr 2004 Dec;50(6):377-8. doi: 10.1093/tropej/50.6.377. PMID: 15537729
Inherited epilepsies of childhood.
Buchhalter JR
J Child Neurol 1994 Oct;9 Suppl 1:S12-9. doi: 10.1177/0883073894009001041. PMID: 7822747

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
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
Hereditary prothrombin deficiency.
Ejaz MS, Latif N, Memon A
J Pak Med Assoc 2009 Sep;59(9):637-9. PMID: 19750864
Congenital trypanosomiasis.
Ngoma MS, Nalubamba M, Kowa S, Minyoi D, Mubanga J, Mwansa J, Musuku J, Chintu C, Bhat G, Kapakala T, Mumba P, Nyalungwe K
J Trop Pediatr 2004 Dec;50(6):377-8. doi: 10.1093/tropej/50.6.377. PMID: 15537729

Therapy

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
Adverse Events Associated with Flumazenil Treatment for the Management of Suspected Benzodiazepine Intoxication--A Systematic Review with Meta-Analyses of Randomised Trials.
Penninga EI, Graudal N, Ladekarl MB, Jürgens G
Basic Clin Pharmacol Toxicol 2016 Jan;118(1):37-44. Epub 2015 Jul 28 doi: 10.1111/bcpt.12434. PMID: 26096314
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
Vigabatrin.
Ben-Menachem E
Epilepsia 1995;36 Suppl 2:S95-104. doi: 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1995.tb06003.x. PMID: 8784218

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
Hypoglycaemia in the Newborn.
Stomnaroska O, Petkovska E, Ivanovska S, Jancevska S, Danilovski D
Pril (Makedon Akad Nauk Umet Odd Med Nauki) 2017 Sep 1;38(2):79-84. doi: 10.1515/prilozi-2017-0025. PMID: 28991764
Childhood depressive disorders.
Wesselhoeft RT
Dan Med J 2016 Oct;63(10) PMID: 27697136
Is it status?
Brenner RP
Epilepsia 2002;43 Suppl 3:103-13. doi: 10.1046/j.1528-1157.43.s.3.9.x. PMID: 12060012
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

Clinical prediction guides

Neurosteroids and Seizure Activity.
Miziak B, Chrościńska-Krawczyk M, Czuczwar SJ
Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2020;11:541802. Epub 2020 Sep 30 doi: 10.3389/fendo.2020.541802. PMID: 33117274Free 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
Syncope diagnostic scores.
Sheldon R
Prog Cardiovasc Dis 2013 Jan-Feb;55(4):390-5. doi: 10.1016/j.pcad.2012.10.011. PMID: 23472776
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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