Status epilepticus management information page patient. Mar 08, 2017 febrile status epilepticus is the most common type of status epilepticus in children. Evidencebased clinical practice guidelines, modified to the indian setting by a panel of experts, are not available. Guideline for the management of convulsive status epilepticus in infants and children. Guideline for the management of convulsive status epilepticus. Status epilepticus, whether convulsive or nonconvulsive, is an epileptic seizure that is sufficiently prolonged or repeated at sufficiently brief intervals so as to produce an unvarying and enduring epileptic condition. Status epilepticus international league against epilepsy. Management of status epilepticus american academy of pediatrics.
Convulsive status epilepticus is an emergency and requires immediate medical attention. Brophy rodney bell jan claassen brian alldredge thomas p. In approximately onequarter of children affected, status epilepticus is the sign of an underlying acute brain. In a study of 190 pediatric patients with status epilepticus, a longer time to benzodiazepine and. Update on the acute management of status epilepticus in chil. After discussion with a paediatric neurologist administer 100 mg of pyridoxine by slow intravenous injection over 3 5 minutes. It is a common pediatric neurological emergency with an estimated incidence of 1823 per 100,000 children per year and a mortality of 2%7%. In status epilepticus seizures appear in close succession or dont stop. The cause will guide the investigations, may require immediate treatment, and has a major influence on the prognosis. Mar 10, 2020 convulsive status epilepticus is defined as a convulsive seizure which continues for a prolonged period longer than five minutes, or when convulsive seizures occur one after the other with no recovery between.
Status epilepticus is a common pediatric neurological emergency. This guideline focuses on convulsive status epilepticus because it is both the most common type of status epilepticus and is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. Guidelines for the evaluation and management of status. Towards acute pediatric status epilepticus intervention teams. Management of convulsive status epilepticus in children. When pediatric intensive care is not available, phenobarbital or paraldehyde. Management includes prompt administration of appropriately selected antiseizure medications, identification and treatment of seizure precipitants, as well as identification and management of associated systemic complications. Included quiz questions a child starts seizing in front of. Management of status epilepticus in children ncbi nih.
Status epilepticus on the pediatric ward openpediatrics. Refractory status epilepticus can occur in 9% to 40% of the patients with status epilepticus,14. Infants and children acute management of seizures summary this guideline is a best clinical practice guide for the acute management of seizures in children and infants older than 28 days post term in the acute care setting. Department of pediatrics and neurology, division of child neurology, university of colorado school of medicine and the childrens hospital, denver, co. Included quiz questions a child starts seizing in front of you on the floor of the supermarket. Proposed algorithm for convulsive status epilepticus. Management protocols for status epilepticus in the pediatric. Overview acute or rescue management of seizures chronic treatment of epilepsy status epilepticus discussed in a separate session. Management protocols for status epilepticus in the pediatric emergency room. Management by brian alverson, md is from the course pediatric neurology.
Abend departments of neurology and pediatrics, the perelman school of medicine at the university of pennsylvania. In cases of refractory status epilepticus, further treatment will depend on the setting. Treatment of convulsive status epilepticus in childhood. A maintenance drug should be initiated early in the course of status and continued at an adequate dosage. Management of status epilepticus american family physician. Patients with nonconvulsive status epilepticus fare worse, with a mortality rate approaching 65% within 1 month of the epileptic event treiman 1998. Review guidelines for the evaluation and management of status epilepticus gretchen m. Refractory status epilepticus rse is usually deined as seizure activity that continues after irst and secondline therapy has failed 12. All of the guidelines share a similar framework for management of status epilepticus. Treatment of convulsive status epilepticus in children and adults. Status epilepticus is characterized by prolonged or recurrent seizures without a return to baseline. The indian academy of pediatrics organized a consensus meeting on. It is a serious condition that requires prompt medical attention. Convulsive status epilepticus cse, with an incidence of 1723 episodes per 100 000 children per year,1 is the most common medical neurological emergency in children.
The indian academy of pediatrics organized a consensus meeting on the diagnosis and management of. Status epilepticus is defined as a continuous seizure lasting for at least 2030 minutes, or two or more discrete seizures between which the patient does not regain consciousness. Status epilepticus emergency management in children. Keeping current on evidencebased guidelines and practice parameters is critical for epilepsy professionals to provide quality care to patients and families. A multidisciplinary consensus development workshop on management of status epilepticus in children in india was organized. Causes, prognoses, and treatments differ, and optimal evaluation and treatment requires an. Management using a predetermined uniform protocol leads to better outcomes. Since there is significant associated morbidity and mortality, which in part may be related to seizure length,2 it is essential that acute paediatric and paediatric emergency staff are comfortable and familiar with its. Complications caused by status epilepticus are common, even in patients with clinically evident seizures who receive rapid treatment. Diagnosis and management of status epilepticus were assigned a recommendation based on the grading of recommendations assessment, development, and evaluation grade system. Private practice specializing in pediatric neurology in beverly hills, california status epilepticus is one of the few neurologic emergencies in the practice of pediatrics.
Causes of status epilepticus in children it is important to consider the underlying cause of status epilepticus. The ketogenic diet as broadspectrum treatment for superrefractory pediatric status epilepticus. Guidelines for the evaluation and management of status epilepticus. Vespa neurocritical care society status epilepticus guideline writing committee. Pyridoxinedependent seizures should be considered in all children under 2 years old with refractory status epilepticus with no obvious cause although presentation is commonly in the neonatal period. Ccsap 2017 book 3 neurocritical caretechnology in the icu 8 status epilepticus alldredge 2001, brophy 2012.
More than 25 articles about status epilepticus published in 2018. Management of convulsive status epilepticus in children uptodate. See the rating scheme for the strength of the evidence and the rating scheme for the strength of the recommendations fields for definitions. Jcm free fulltext management of status epilepticus in.
The treatment of convulsive status epilepticus in children. Inappropriate emergency management of status epilepticus in children contributes to need for intensive care. In the 1950s and 1960s, mortality rates of 618% were reported after status epilepticus. Proposal for revised clinical and electroencephalographic. The choice in route of administration and drug type varied across guidelines. Convulsive status epilepticus is defined as a convulsive seizure which continues for a prolonged period longer than five minutes, or when convulsive seizures occur one after the other with no recovery between. Worldwide incidence of convulsive status epilepticus 3. Learn to recognize and manage status epilepticus on the pediatric ward.
Report of the guideline committee of the american epilepsy society. Blood should be taken for blood gases, glucose, renal and liver function, calcium and magnesium, full blood count including platelets, blood clotting, aed drug levels. Diazepam is commercially dispensed as 10 mg in 2 ml of buffered solution, and should only be administered in the undiluted form. The following sections provide resources or links to epilepsyrelated guidelines or practice parameters that may be useful for health care professionals. Management of convulsive status epilepticus in children adc. Status epilepticus manifests as many different syndromes, each defined by distinctive clinical features and electroencephalography eeg findings. Management of status epilepticus american academy of. A patient is considered to be in status when seizures occur so frequently as to prevent emergence from the postictal phase induced by one attack before the occurrence of the next. The seizures can be of the tonicclonic type, with a regular pattern of contraction and extension of the arms and legs, or of types that do not involve contractions. Proposed algorithm for convulsive status epilepticus from treatment of convulsive status epilepticus in children and adults, epilepsy currents 16.
Aug 01, 2003 the rate of mortality from status epilepticus defined as death within 30 days of status epilepticus was 22 percent in the richmond study. Management of status epilepticus timothy martland catriona s harris abstract convulsive status epilepticus cse is a neurological emergency. The following sections provide resources or links to epilepsyrelated guidelines or practice parameters that may be. Refractory status epilepticus has a mortality rate of up to 76% in elderly patients 1,15.
A systematic treatment regimen, planned in advance, is needed, including one for refractory status epilepticus rse. Mastery of status epilepticus management via simulationbased. The ketogenic diet for the treatment of pediatric status epilepticus. Refractory status epilepticus rse is defined as clinical or. The understanding of its less recognizable forms, its pharmacologic management, the role of electroencephalography and the longterm morbidity and mortality as a result of status epilepticus are consistently evolving. Guideline for the management of convulsive status epilepticus in. This guideline focuses on convulsive status epilepticus because it is both the most common type of status epilepticus and is associated with substantial.