Urgent Neurology First-Seizure Clinic: RFL

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Under Review — this page was due to be reviewed by Friday, 19 July 2024. The information shown here may be outdated.

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First-seizure referrals should be sent directly to the trust's first-seizure clinics (as NICE guidelines suggest rapid review and assessment).

The consultants would be happy to discuss any referrals and usually state the eligibility criteria below.

Inclusions

Adult patients with epilepsy or suspected epilepsy, who have had:

Episode of first seizure or likely first seizure in person > 16 years within the last three months
no previous neurological review regarding first seizure
normal 12-lead ECG

Referral methods: e-Referrals

Refer via e-RS

For urgent cancer referrals, see the 2WW page.

Patients with established epilepsy should be referred via e-RS.

Review date: Friday, 19 July 2024