EPUNA

EPUNA

EPUNA is an acronym for episode of unusual, neurologic activity or episode of prolonged unusual, neurologic activity. Its use began among nurses in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit searching for a way to describe "seizure like" activity that did not meet the medical definition of a seizure.


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