Emergency management of epileptic seizures: a consensus statement.

This consensus statement was developed to optimize the emergency management of epileptic seizures in prehospital and hospital settings. A list of clinical questions was drafted and the literature on the emergency treatment of epileptic seizures was reviewed by a multidisciplinary team of emergency physicians, neurologists, and pediatric neurologists from 3 associations: the Spanish Epilepsy Society (SEEP), the Spanish Society of Emergency Medicine (SEMES), and the Spanish Neurology Society (SEN). The team members first answered the questions individually and then discussed them during a meeting of experts from the 3 associations, to reach consensus on the content of the present statement.