{"id":17904,"date":"2021-11-24T12:38:21","date_gmt":"2021-11-24T12:38:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.neuraxpharm.com\/ie\/?post_type=resources&p=17904"},"modified":"2021-11-24T12:38:21","modified_gmt":"2021-11-24T12:38:21","slug":"nice-clinical-guideline-epilepsies-diagnosis-and-management","status":"publish","type":"resources","link":"https:\/\/www.neuraxpharm.com\/ie\/physician\/resources\/nice-clinical-guideline-epilepsies-diagnosis-and-management","title":{"rendered":"NICE clinical guideline: Epilepsies diagnosis and management"},"content":{"rendered":"
The guideline covers diagnosing, treating and managing epilepsy and seizures in children, young\u00a0people and adults in primary and secondary care. It offers best practice advice on managing\u00a0epilepsy to improve health outcomes so that people with epilepsy can fully participate in daily life.<\/p>\n
Only prescribe buccal midazolam or rectal diazepam for use in the community for children, young people and adults who have had a previous episode of prolonged or serial convulsive seizures.<\/p>\n
Administer buccal midazolam as first-line treatment in children, young people and adults with prolonged or repeated seizures in the community. Administer rectal diazepam if preferred or if buccal midazolam is not available. If intravenous access is already established and resuscitation facilities are available, administer intravenous lorazepam.1<\/sup><\/p>\n 1. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). Epilepsies: diagnosis and management Available from: https:\/\/www.nice.org.uk\/guidance\/cg137\/resources\/epilepsies-diagnosis-and-management-pdf-35109515407813<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The guideline covers diagnosing, treating and managing epilepsy and seizures in children, young\u00a0people and adults in primary and secondary care. It offers best practice advice on managing\u00a0epilepsy to improve health outcomes so that people with epilepsy can fully participate in daily life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":17905,"template":"","categories":[130],"languages":[39],"country":[157],"class_list":["post-17904","resources","type-resources","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","categories-epilepsy","languages-en","country-ireland"],"yoast_head":"\n