National Hospital Seizure Severity Scale (NHS3)

Purpose: To evaluate a patient with seizures using the National Hospital Seizure Severity Scale (NHS3).

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Evaluation

Are you evaluating a patient who has had a seizure since the last examination?

Yes

Has the person had generalized convulsions with the type of seizure?

Yes

Number of minutes before person is back to normal after the seizure (enter 0 if less than 1 minute)

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Fall during this type of seizure

Injury during this type seizure

Headache associated with seizure

Incontinence of feces and/or urine

Loss of consciousness

Automatisms

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Results Interpretation and Description References Next Steps

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Evaluation appropriate?

National Hospital Seizure Severity Scale

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Interpretation and Description

References

Next Steps in Evaluation

Diagnosis

Clinical Diagnosis, Including Family History For Genetics
- Score of Drees et al for Identifying a Drug-Induced Seizure
Severity, Prognosis, Stage
- Chalfont Seizure Severity Scale
- Seizure Frequency Scoring System
Complications
- The Hague Side Effect (ES) Scale
Differential Diagnosis And Mimics, Red Flags
- Score of Sheldon et al for Distinguishing Between Seizure and Syncope in a Patient

Therapy

Surgery
- Outcome Classification Following Brain Surgery to Control Epilepsy

Monitoring

Response To Therapy
- Outcome Classification Following Brain Surgery to Control Epilepsy
Adverse Effects
- The Hague Side Effect (ES) Scale
- Score of Drees et al for Identifying a Drug-Induced Seizure
Complication Detection
- The Hague Side Effect (ES) Scale
- Score of Drees et al for Identifying a Drug-Induced Seizure

Specialty

Neurology

Objective

severity
prognosis
stage

ICD-10

G40 - Epilepsy

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Purpose: To evaluate a patient with seizures using the National Hospital Seizure Severity Scale (NHS3).

Specialty: Neurology

Objective: severity, prognosis, stage

ICD-10: G40,

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