| ACT | acute cluster treatment |
| BTC | bilateral tonic–clonic |
| ED | emergency department |
| EEG | electroencephalograph |
| EMR | electronic medical records |
| FAS | focal aware seizure |
| FIAS | focal impaired awareness seizure |
| GTCS | generalized tonic–clonic seizure |
| ICU | intensive care unit |
| ILAE | International League Against Epilepsy |
| REST | rapid and early seizure termination |
| WE | with epilepsy |
| WOE | without epilepsy |