Mental Health, Brain Health and Substance Use
Our work involves mental health promotion and the prevention of mental, neurological and substance use disorders. We support the expansion of access to affordable, quality care for everyone who needs it.
Epilepsy and seizures
Evidence-based recommendations for management of epilepsy and seizures in non-specialized health settings
- Anti-seizure medicines for management of acute tonic clonic seizures when no intravenous access is available
- First-line anti-seizure medicines for management of acute tonic clonic seizures, when intravenous access is available
- Antiseizure medicines for management of established status epilepticus
- Antiseizure medicine treatment after first unprovoked seizure
- Antiseizure medicines for management of epilepsy in adults and children
- Antiseizure medicines for adults and children with HIV
- Antiseizure medicines for drug resistant tonic clonic epilepsy
- Management of epilepsy in women and girls of child bearing potential
- Antiseizure medicines in individuals with intellectual disability and epilepsy
- When to discontinue antiseizure medicine treatment in adults and children
- Pharmacologic Interventions for prophylaxis of recurrence of febrile seizures
- The role of diagnostic tests in the management of seizures and altered consciousness, particularly by non-specialists in low and middle income countries
- Diagnosis of epilepsy by non-specialist health care providers
- Role of EEG in management of epilepsy
- Role of neuroimaging in management of epilepsy
- Psychological interventions in adults and children with epilepsy
- Prevention of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP)
Related health topics
Publications
24 June 2019
mhGAP Intervention Guide - Version 2.0
This is the second version (2016) of the mhGAP Intervention Guide (mhGAP-IG) for mental, neurological and substance use (MNS) disorders in non-specialist...
1 January 2008
mhGAP Mental Health Gap Action Programme
Mental, neurological and substance use disorders are highly prevalent and burdensome globally. The gap between what is urgently needed and what is available...