Midazolam: an effective intravenous agent for seizure control.
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Midazolam: an effective intravenous agent for seizure control.
Midazolam meleate, a water soluble 1,4 benzodiazepine, was used intravenously in 20 patients suffering seizures, of whom 12 were in status epilepticus. In all cases, midazolam in a dose of 2.5-15 mg rapidly terminated the seizure. There were no complications from the use of midazolam. The causes of the seizures were varied but alcohol-withdrawal seizures were the single largest cause. Thirteen ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Emergency Medicine Journal
سال: 1987
ISSN: 1472-0205,1472-0213
DOI: 10.1136/emj.4.3.169