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Rescue therapies for seizure emergencies: current and future landscape

Author(s) -

Debopam Samanta

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

neurological sciences

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.767

H-Index - 71

eISSN - 1590-3478

pISSN - 1590-1874

DOI - 10.1007/s10072-021-05468-9

Subject(s) - medicine , midazolam , status epilepticus , intensive care medicine , levetiracetam , lorazepam , epilepsy , anesthesia , psychiatry , sedation

Seizure emergencies-status epilepticus and seizure clusters-require rapid evaluation and treatment. Several consensus-based guidelines support a prompt use of intravenous benzodiazepines as the first-line therapy in seizure emergencies. However, most seizure emergencies start outside the hospital settings. Until recently, approved prehospital rescue therapies were limited to rectal diazepam and buccal midazolam (Europe only).

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