%0 Journal Article
%A Mercade Cerda, J. M.
%A Toledo Argani, M.
%A Mauri Llerda, J. A.
%A Lopez Gonzalez, F. J.
%A Salas Puig, X.
%A Sancho Rieger, J.
%T The Spanish Neurological Society official clinical practice guidelines in epilepsy
%D 2016
%@ 0213-4853
%U http://hdl.handle.net/10668/18847
%X Previous Official Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs) in Epilepsy were based on expert opinions and developed by the Epilepsy Study Group of the Spanish Neurological Society (GE-SEN).The current CPG in epilepsy is based on the scientific method, which extracts recommendations from published scientific evidence. A reduction in the variability in clinical practice through standardization of medical practice has become its main function.Scope and objectives: This CPG is focused on comprehensive care for individuals affected by epilepsy as a primary and predominant symptom, regardless of the age of onset and medical policy.Methodology: 1. Creation of GE-SEN neurologists working group, in collaboration with Neuropediatricians, Neurophysiologists and Neuroradiologists. 2. Identification of clinical areas to be covered: diagnosis, prognosis and treatment. 3. Search and selection of the relevant scientific evidence. 4. Formulation of recommendations based on the classification of the available scientific evidence.Results: It contains 161 recommendations of which 57% are consensus between authors and publishers, due to an important lack of awareness in many fields of this pathology.Conclusions: This Epilepsy CPG formulates recommendations based on explicit scientific evidence as a result of a formal and rigorous methodology, according to the current knowledge in the pre-selected areas.This paper includes the CPG chapter dedicated to emergency situations in seizures and epilepsy, which may present as a first seizure, an unfavorable outcome in a patient with known epilepsy, or status epilepticus as the most severe manifestation. (C) 2013 Sociedad Espanola de Neurologia. Published by Elsevier Espana, S.L.U. All rights reserved.
%K Clinical practice guidelines in epilepsy
%K Emergencies in seizures
%K First seizure
%K Unfavorable outcome in epilepsy
%K Status epilepticus
%K Convulsive status epilepticus
%K Recommendations
%K Management
%K Trials
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