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April 21, 2015; 84 (16) Special Article

Evidence-based guideline: Management of an unprovoked first seizure in adults

Report of the Guideline Development Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Epilepsy Society

Allan Krumholz, Samuel Wiebe, Gary S. Gronseth, David S. Gloss, Ana M. Sanchez, Arif A. Kabir, Aisha T. Liferidge, Justin P. Martello, Andres M. Kanner, Shlomo Shinnar, Jennifer L. Hopp, Jacqueline A. French
First published April 20, 2015, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000001487
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vol. 84 no. 16 1705-1713
DOI: 
https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000001487
PubMed: 
25901057
Published By: 
Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of the American Academy of Neurology
Print ISSN: 
0028-3878
Online ISSN: 
1526-632X
History: 
  • Received March 10, 2014
  • Accepted in final form October 30, 2014
  • First Published April 20, 2015.
Copyright & Usage: 
© 2015 American Academy of Neurology

Author Disclosures

    1. Allan Krumholz, MD,
    2. Samuel Wiebe, MD,
    3. Gary S. Gronseth, MD,
    4. David S. Gloss, MD,
    5. Ana M. Sanchez, MD,
    6. Arif A. Kabir, MD,
    7. Aisha T. Liferidge, MD,
    8. Justin P. Martello, MD,
    9. Andres M. Kanner, MD,
    10. Shlomo Shinnar, MD, PhD,
    11. Jennifer L. Hopp, MD and
    12. Jacqueline A. French, MD
  1. Allan Krumholz, MD,
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  8. Justin P. Martello, MD,
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  12. Jacqueline A. French, MD
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  1. From the Department of Neurology, Maryland Epilepsy Center (A.K.), and Department of Neurology (A.M.S., A.A.K., J.P.M., J.L.H.), University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore; US Department of Veterans Affairs (A.K.), Maryland Healthcare System, Epilepsy Center of Excellence, Baltimore, MD; Department of Clinical Neuroscience (S.W.), University of Calgary Faculty of Medicine, Canada; Department of Neurology (G.S.G.), University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, KS; Department of Neurology (D.S.G.), Geisinger Health System, Danville, PA; Department of Emergency Medicine (A.T.L.), George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, DC; Department of Neurology (A.M.K.), International Center for Epilepsy, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, FL; Departments of Neurology, Pediatrics, and Epidemiology & Population Health (S.S.), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Yeshiva University, Bronx; and New York University Comprehensive Epilepsy Center (J.A.F.), New York, NY.
  1. Correspondence to American Academy of Neurology: guidelines{at}aan.com
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Letters: Rapid online correspondence

  • Commentary authors' response to Krumholz
    • Andrew J. Cole, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston;
    • Gregory D. Cascino, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
    Submitted July 14, 2015
  • Guideline authors' response to Neurology: Clinical Practice commentary by Drs. Cole and Cascino
    • Allan Krumholz, Director, US Department of Veterans Affairs Maryland Healthcare System Epilepsy Center of Excellence
    • Allan Krumholz, Baltimore, MD; Shlomo Shinnar, Bronx, NY; Jacqueline French, New York, NY; Gary Gronseth, Kansas City, KS; Samuel Wiebe, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
    Submitted July 14, 2015
  • The management of an unprovoked first seizure in adults
    • Simona Lattanzi, MD, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Marche Polytechnic University, Ancona, Italy.
    • Claudia Cagnetti, Mauro Silvestrini, Ancona, Italy
    Submitted July 07, 2015
  • Authors' response to Dr. Lattanzi et al.
    • Allan Krumholz, Director, US Department of Veterans Affairs Maryland Healthcare System Epilepsy Center of Excellence
    • Allan Krumholz, Baltimore, MD; Shlomo Shinnar, Bronx, NY; Jacqueline French, New York, NY; Samuel Wiebe, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; David Gloss, Danville, PA
    Submitted June 03, 2015
  • Authors' response to Dr. Sethi's correspondence
    • Allan Krumholz, MD, Director, US Department of Veterans Affairs Maryland Healthcare System Epilepsy Center of Excellence
    • Shlomo Shinnar, MD, PhD, Bronx, NY; Jacqueline French, MD, New York, NY; David S. Gloss, MD, Danville, PA; Samuel Wiebe, MD, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
    Submitted May 08, 2015
  • Unprovoked first seizure: to treat or not to treat?
    • Nitin K. Sethi, Assistant Professor of Neurology, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical Center 525 East 68th Street, New York, NY 1006
    • Nitin K Sethi, New York, NY
    Submitted May 01, 2015
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