Care After Presenting with Seizures (CAPS): An analysis of the impact of a seizure referral pathway and nurse support on neurology referral rates for patients admitted with a seizure

Unprovoked seizures account for around 1.5% of emergency medical admissions in the UK, and a similar number attend an Emergency Department (ED) without need of admission [1, 2]. Around 20% of patients with epilepsy attend an ED each year, [3, 4, 5], and these unplanned attendances and admissions cost the health service around £70-£90 million annually [6, 7].

Source: Seizure: European Journal of Epilepsy - July 28, 2021 Category: Neurology Authors: Pete A Dixon, Constantinos Kallis, Ruth Grainger, Michael G Pearson, Catrin Tudur-Smith, Anthony G Marson Source Type: research