OBJECTIVES Midazolam with variable dosages has been used to induce sedation in pediatric dentistry. The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of two dosages of oral midazolam for conscious sedation of children undergoing dental treatment. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this randomized crossover double blind clinical trial, 20 healthy children (ASA I) aged three to six years with definitely ...

how to cite this article: ashrafimr, azizi malamiri r, zamani gr, mohammadi m, hosseini f. sleep inducing for eeg recording in children: a comparison between oral midazolam and chloral hydrate. iran j child neurol. 2013 winter;7(1):15-19. objective electroencephalography (eeg) recording is a long duration procedure that needs patient’s cooperation for device setup and performing the procedure. ...

Most fearful and uncooperative children can be managed with behavioral management techniques. However, when behavioral management strategies fail, some form of pharmacologic sedation or anesthesia has to be utilized. Midazolam, one of the commonly used oral sedation agent in children has several characteristics such as safety of use, rapid onset and some degree of amnesia that makes it a desira...

background and aims. there are several known sedative drugs, with midazolam and ketamine being the most com-monly used drugs in children. the aim of this study was to compare the effect of intranasal and oral midazolam plus ket-amine in children with high levels of dental anxiety. materials and methods. a crossover double-blind clinical trial was conducted on 23 uncooperative children aged 3‒6 ...

Conscious Sedation is a technique in which the use of a drug produces a state of depression of central nervous system enabling treatment to be carried out, but during which verbal contact with the patients is maintained throughout the period of sedation. Various drugs have been used as sedative agents in pediatric dentistry to produce conscious sedation such a nitrous oxide, diazepam, midazolam...

OBJECTIVE Electroencephalography (EEG) recording is a long duration procedure that needs patient's cooperation for device setup and performing the procedure. Many children lose their cooperation during this procedure. Therefore, sedation and sleep are frequently induced using a few agents as pre procedure medication in children before EEG recording. We aimed to compare the sedative effects of o...

conclusions on the basis of our study, we conclude that nasal midazolam spray is acceptable and is a good alternative to oral midazolam as premedication in the pediatric population. objectives to compare the efficacy of midazolam administered orally and by intranasal spray, with the specific objective of assessing their efficacy in terms of acceptability to the patients, whether they achieve a ...

BACKGROUND The use of midazolam for dental care in patients with intellectual disability is poorly documented. The purpose of this study was to determine which method of premedication is more effective for these patients, 0.15 mg/kg of intramuscular midazolam or 0.3 mg/kg of oral midazolam. MATERIAL AND METHODS This study was designed and implemented as a non-randomized retrospective study. T...

OBJECTIVE Lumbar puncture (LP) is usually associated with anxiety and apprehension in children and their parents. This study was performed for controlling children's anxiety before and during LP and increasing the success of LP due to relaxation of the child following the use of sedative drugs and to compare the efficacy and side effects of oral midazolam and oral chloral hydrate. METHOD This...