High-dose midazolam infusion for refractory status epilepticus
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High-dose midazolam infusion for refractory status epilepticus.
OBJECTIVE This study compares 2 treatment protocols allowing low vs high continuous IV midazolam (cIV-MDZ) doses. METHODS We compared adults with refractory status epilepticus treated with a protocol allowing for high-dose cIV-MDZ (n = 100; 2002-2011) with those treated with the previous lower-dose cIV-MDZ (n = 29; 1996-2000). We collected data on baseline characteristics, cIV-MDZ doses, seiz...
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عنوان ژورنال: Neurology
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0028-3878,1526-632X
DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000000054