Enabling motor control in chronic spinal cord injury: found in translation.

question. Over 80% of the children received antiepileptic drugs before or during continuous video-EEG and the association between seizure burden and neurological impairment occurred despite these interventions. Whether more aggressive or earlier therapy would have improved outcome is not known and, as the authors note, studies assessing the relationship between seizure burden and the timing, efficacy and safety of interventions are necessary. However, overall, the study by Payne et al. (2014) would indicate that critically ill children with neurological involvement should undergo EEG and video monitoring and, if seizures are detected, they should be treated aggressively.