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Just adding a comment from our local paediatric epilepsy specialist on the updated NICE guideline:
I think [your] recommendation re general paediatrician within 2 weeks is inaccurate /instead suggest -‘children presenting to a/e following a first suspected seizure should be seen by a paediatrician with onward referral to a ‘specialist’ if epileptic seizure is suspected.
[Please remind GPs of the bit that says] ‘Consistent supply to the child, young person or adult with epilepsy of a particular manufacturer’s AED preparation is recommended’and I also think the recommendation regarding Carbamazepine slow release is useful to share for GPs and ourselves as a reminder:
‘If using carbamazepine, offer controlled-release carbamazepine preparations’
Dr Corina O’Neill
Consultant community paediatrician
Wood Street Children’s Specialist Services